We live in a broken world. This is no surprise to us but as I get older I see more and more often that as we long for things to be as they were intended to be ,we often carry with us hurt, disappointment and bitterness. Our Father in Heaven had […]
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The Lord is my strength and my song!

“Finally be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.” Today I just want to proclaim this blessing over you from Ephesians 6. Be strengthened by the Lord! I share a lot about finding something in black and white for you to hang your hat on when things get hard. So, today […]
The Gate

While strolling down a twisted laneWith clapboard shops stacked high and low I round the bend just one time more And I must stay my steps they slow. I spy a gate before my eyesWeathered and marked by wind and timeBut to me there is beauty in crack and crevice. It’s age adds value and does not diminish. It […]
Anchored in Christ.

It’s noisy outside isn’t it? Come away with me for just 5 minutes, a brief time out if you please because I cannot wait to give you some good news! I love this verse because when you are in the trenches beloved, you need a verse to hang your hat on! I need […]
He chose you.

Three powerful words. He chose you! (1Thess. 1:2) This was the last part of our verse yesterday but oh beloved I couldn’t go on! How could we keep going without noticing the power of those three words? We all know what an incredible feeling it is to be chosen! And if you are thinking to yourself, […]
The Practice of Giving Thanks.

1 Thess. 1:2 says, “ We give thanks to God always for all of you. Bearing in mind your work of faith, labor of love, and steadfast hope in our Lord Jesus… knowing His choice of you. As we begin a Season of “Giving Thanks” It is such an opportunity to not get […]
October’s Promise

Did you know that just like spring gives us the promise of new life, fall has it’s own sweet promise that it whispers? We see it as we watch a crimson leaf drift quietly to the ground. It’s in the golden light that drifts through the trees of the waning day and in the cool […]
Day Nine: He is still the Same God.

Sometimes ,I get so bogged down in what I have to do that I proceed head down, full throttle, and don’t see what or who is around me. Sometimes, the questions swirling around in my mind change my prayers from, less of a conversation with the Lord into more of me worrying a situation from […]
Day Eight- A Photo Diary of Hope

Well, guys we are one week in! Thank you for those who are still hanging with me! Welcome to the one’s who have just joined us! Today I wanted to give you a photo diary of what HOPE looks like to me! Romans 1:20 says, “ For since the creation of […]
Day Seven: A Joyful Hope – It is possible.

Today calls us out even further into the waters of believing. It goes beyond an attitude of hope to a Joyful Hope. One that is so sure that God is with us that we anticipate with excitement how He is going to show up. I want to be very real and transparent beloved I am […]