When the Hard is Hard and the Grace You Need
What do you do when the hard is hard? Do you hide? Do you immerse yourself in all things chocolate and a good book that takes you to places long-gone? Do you find yourself paralyzed by the what ifs? Do you stare it in the eye and wrestle it to the ground?...
The Giver and the Gift of Grace
The Giver of light gave me the gift of flickering light after a long season of darkness. Hope flashed briefly in the darkest of soul night where I had wandered searching his word, playing God-music, fellowshipping with the body of Christ, praying and waiting for...
Being Brave for the Journey
God may be calling you to a new journey or you may be in the middle of a journey and you've lost your mojo. You want to turn back, but you've come too far and experienced too many changes. I understand. I urge you to keep going, and to take that next step...
The Secret to Rest and Hiding in Him
“You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble, you surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 My everyday life is not calm, quiet, or still. It’s messy and noisy and involves many people. In my everyday life I'm a tired worn out mess. In my...
Four Great Benefits to Waiting on God and a Favor
Hello friends. I'm glad you're here. It's been a bit busier than normal around here. I've been immersing myself in a community theatre production and I'm learning all things lyrics, lines, and steps that will soon be forgotten, but underneath the surface God has...
Rejection, Self-condemnation, and Freedom
Rejection lurks and lingers, taunts, and threatens to show up where I least expect it. It’s a cocked and loaded weapon aimed directly at my heart and I walk through life with hands held up ready to surrender my identity, my purpose, and my relationships. I’ve called...
The One Thing that Makes Waiting on God Hard
Wait. Patience. These are not my favorite words. Sometimes they induce a temper tantrum, foot stomping, roll on the ground kind of response. But God, in his infinite grace and mercy, draws me closer to him with these very words and I think of this Andrew Murray quote:...
Keeping His Ways While Waiting on God
For two consecutive months my heart sank when I maneuvered my over-filled cart to the checkout lane and "The Daydreamer" bagged my groceries. As I watched her gaze off into the distance for every two items she packed, I wanted to snap my fingers in her face to grab...
Kicking Perfect ebook Devotional Study Guide
So. I have this thing with perfect. Not perfectionism. And you would see what I mean if you peeked behind cupboard doors, counted my junk drawers (and then tried to search for birthday candles), looked in my closets (I have a shoe problem), checked under the beds...
When Fear and Truth Collide
I’m good at bravado, but not so much at living brave. I know how to stand tall and smile with the best of them, but inside I’m cowering, hiding tears, insecure, wondering if I belong or even if I’m wanted. I know verses. I know that if I’m full of God then there’s no...
The Love We All Need but Often Reject
I'm one of those people who have a tendency to save things. I save those extra buttons that come with new shirts, but don't ask me where I put them because I don't know. I save gifts I've been given, even when I've outgrown the use of the item. I save gift bags to...
The One Perspective We all Need this December
Merry Christmas! I recorded a special video greeting detailing the one thing that I always come back to every December. It has helped me face the difficult Decembers, it has helped settle me when the busyness threatens to overwhelm, and it has helped keep me focused...