A Wrestling Match

You know how sometimes God puts a book in your hands that PERFECTLY speaks to you and the place you’re living in at that exact moment? Yeah. That. I’ve been reading this book called Daring to Hope by Katie Davis Majors that’s doing just that for me....

Vulnerability

My 17  year old son says that the movie, The Greatest Showman, has changed his life.  He has seen it three times.  I’ve been only once, but it does have a profound effect on any age. (If you didn’t see the movie) The movie is based on the life of PT...

Pedal Therapy

I may be in the (gulp) fifth decade of my life…but I’m still learning some stuff. For instance–even though I seem to be an entirely different person from whom I was 35 years ago….I still have SOME of the same tastes. Perfect example: creme...

One Should Hope So

Hope. It is the best of feelings, It is the worst of feelings. (And yes, I think ‘ol Charles Dickens would totally agree.) Hope can be the only light to get you through an incredibly dark situation. It can be the one thing that keeps you hanging onto a lifeline...

What He Promises

As someone who has struggled in the past with too much worrying, I resolved this year to try to fight it.  My devotionals and scripture emphasize over and over that worry steals our peace, our enjoyment of the present, and steals our time with God. I knew if I could...
Don’t Be Offended – Just Trust

Don’t Be Offended – Just Trust

This Christmas has been a little more intense.  With intensity and difficulty come clarity and a fresh perspective. We personally had a rough spot this season.  It was brief, but nonetheless hard. It brought Christ right smack into the center of our lives with arms...
A Sweet Reminder at Christmas

A Sweet Reminder at Christmas

Christmas is my favorite.  It looks like it threw up in my house most years.  Every year we go get our tree at the tree farm the day before Thanksgiving.  They aren’t even open, but I call every year and they let us come early. We have it all to ourselves as we...