Author: tara.dickson

What is rejoicing? How do we do it? Why do we do it? When does the Lord do it? Why is it a command? Webster defines “rejoice” as – to feel or show you are very happy about something.  Dictionary.com says , ” to be full of joy.” Vocabulary.com says, ” To rejoice is to be incredibly happy, […]

What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, Who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping. It will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem. ( Psalm 84) […]

I love to celebrate Resurrection weekend! I always have! It is a weekend generally filled with deep focus on our Savior and his sacrificial gift.We surround ourselves with family, good food and fun! Our attention is drawn to springtime. Everything reflects it, the clothes we wear, the gifts we give, ( flowers, rabbits, baby chicks – okay […]

 Being still and listening to the Spirit’s voice doesn’t happen in one night or one blog post. It is a process. As hard as these past few weeks have been, there has been a simple beauty in the stripping away of everything else. Don’t get me wrong, the stripping away process is not pain-free. Removing […]

“I knew I wouldn’t break! ” These words have resonated in my spirit all evening! Words spoken to me by a dear lady who has walked this road of grief, the same one  I am walking,not too long ago. She will send me a random message fairly often to shower us with her love in the […]

What does rest mean? Freedom from activity or labor; peace of mind or spirit. (n) or to cease from action or motion, to take relief or respite. ( v) As I was seeking out what the Word of God had to tell me about rest, I was surprised by this verse. I think it is […]

I knew that coming home  would be harder after having time away. But I was willing to risk it because I needed to breathe so badly.  The beach was a sweet gift from the Lord that I can’t even put into words.  We were all so physically ,mentally and emotionally exhausted it was the perfect […]

Today when we finished a late breakfast I went in to use the restroom and found myself evaluating the state of the wheelchair accessible stall. It was actually quite impressive. Then I realized how gracious the Lord was to allow us to experience so much more. We didn’t just experience the ” cancer battle”. Because […]

I never find unbroken sand dollars! Alan always did. He was much more patient than I was. But, today as I walked along the beach looking on my right and left, I glanced down and in a pool of standing water I saw a small perfect sand dollar. I gently picked it up and held it aloft […]

We pulled out of town late yesterday afternoon. Leaving on the spur of the moment with thrown together plans. We knew we needed to leave, to rest, to be together, somewhere else. Making new memories, remembering old ones together, without an agenda,we were just listening to the Spirits voice calling us to come away with […]