I remember the year when my whole life crashed. I was in the height of ministry; leading small groups, having foster kids, and writing fervently. I thought nothing could stop me. I was wrong. Much of life stopped. Yet shockingly, my heart to serve Him missionally became more determined than ever. As a result, I found […]
Just When You Think Flowers Can’t Bloom In Winter…. UNITE Linky
It wasn’t a choice. I needed a “beauty hunt”. It was Sunday, but even the ceiling of a church seemed too restricting. I was suffocating…and desperately needing air. The ice covering our windshield…Cold, frozen. My heart in a similar position, needing light to melt it after weeks of devastation. We cross the railway, turn right, feel […]
The Little Girl at Starbucks. And How God Can Expand Your World in 2016.
It’s six days after Christmas. We’d been shopping. All three of my girls surrounding me in the car. “Want me to go get you coffee?” I probe my oldest, knowing it’s a long drive from Seattle to our hometown….a drive we’ll likely face in a sea of traffic. “Sure.” My nineteen-year-old googles Starbucks to find, we […]
Finding Contentment in the Coming Year. UNITE Linky
Her name was Mrs. Oss. Tall, thin, soft spoken. Walking with grace, as if floating by love. I was in Sunday School. Same age my nine-year-old daughter is now. Mrs. Oss holds up, The Big Black Book, and announces, “We are going to learn, Psalms 23 together; and if at the end you can recite it […]
Let Faith Lead Your Footsteps in 2016
I had a schedule, a plan; take care of my children, do devotions, lead Bible Study, and just quietly live life like a “good” Christian. What I hadn’t expected was the storm of interruptions, the journey God had me on, filled with more curved than straight lines, more difficult than easy living. Maybe your like me, […]
Why Did They Miss Him? And How We Can’t Miss Him Too. UNITE Linky
Why did they miss Him? Sometimes I wonder… Generations passing, waiting, reading about Him. Yet, the book wasn’t finished. The entry seemingly insignificant. So, they waited, watching… But far to many missed Him. They say He is coming back, but where are they looking? They want grandiose and big entries, but maybe we are too see […]