Breaking the fallow ground, sowing with seed, bursting with fruit.
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal... Phil 3:13b-14a Whatever you have on your heart to do... whatever is right for you to do between you and God... if you have no question in your mind that this is the way you're supposed to go, and … Continue reading Keep Keeping On
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.Matthew 5:15 Sitting in reflection at the start of a new year, I'm reminded of a phrase that first entered my mind a few years ago... "this … Continue reading The Courage to Let Go
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Every day, all day long, we must look for the positives. We must seek them out and be determined to find them. The voice of the world is overwhelmingly negative, especially right now. What is screaming in our … Continue reading You have to look for it…
Let love be genuine... Romans 12:9-10 I don't want to live life alone. I'm married with three nearly grown kids, triple sets of parents, family and friends. I am truly blessed! I haven't always KNOWN I was this blessed, but I very seriously am. However, there is something deeper to be had by us all … Continue reading Irons in the Fire
I have engraved you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me. Isaiah 49:16 You know, life is strange. Moms. Women. Whoever you are, wherever you are. Whatever daily life looks like for us - we are the ones who hold it together. That seems to be our common calling in … Continue reading Come to the Middle of Me…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart... Proverbs 3:5-6 There is nothing so powerful in all of this life as letting go. Within the Father's design, through Jesus Christ, there is nothing so great a healer, nothing so much a peacemaker, nothing so complete in its simplicity and efficiency. This incredible theme is found throughout Scripture … Continue reading Letting Go
"Follow Me," Jesus said to him. Luke 5:27 Sitting here before the Lord, before my life, feeling frustrated, exhausted, burdened... I shouldn't feel this way. There are things I know are right to do, and things I know the Lord wants me to do, but they feel so difficult and so heavy. I know I'm … Continue reading Remember Grace
A year ago this June, everything had come so far... everyone had held on so long... and then it just ended. Our church of seven years dissolved in a rush. Pastors stepped down, families departed, and it was done. Within two weeks of the first announcement, our pastors were gone, and we would never see … Continue reading The Journey Begins
Broken & Sown 