I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 2 Timothy 4:7 I love this rainy pre-fall weather. It gives me hope that crisp cool mornings on the porch are just around the corner. Mmm, fall is the best time of year, hands down. I recently prayed for … Continue reading The Right Fight →

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding... Proverbs 3:5-6 No matter how hard I practice trusting God and resting in Him, my natural bent is to worry and be anxious. This means that if I'm going to rest and trust that God has everything handled, then I have to … Continue reading Determined to Trust →

God loves you more than you realize. So thankful for dads today. I didn't grow up with my father in the home, but I have been "re-fathered" many times over with a loving step-dad, caring father-in-law, and other "fathers" who I know as friends and mentors. I am surrounded by godly men who are a … Continue reading Thank You, Dads →

For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 These days, I feel pressed to pray for my children more and more. The first one in his twenties, the second now a high school graduate, and our daughter riding the teen waves, I feel a heavy … Continue reading He Holds the Generations →

Forgetting what is behind, [we will] press on toward the goal. Phil 3:14 This moment is all we have.  We are not promised the next breath, and yet we live most of our lives regretting the past and worrying about the future. Yesterday is long gone, and tomorrow may never come… how can we live … Continue reading Living for Now →

It's time to draw my line in the sand. Enough is enough. Ahh, Spring Break... Sitting at home in my favorite chair lazily watching the sunrise on a Monday morning feels like my favorite thing in the world right now. Hot cup of coffee, PJs and cozy socks still intact, nothing to do for at … Continue reading Everyday Boundaries →

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way... 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Lord, today we thank You for Your peace. In John 14:27, the Bible tells us that Jesus has given us His peace, He actually left it with us. He did not give it to us like … Continue reading Peace is Yours →

Sitting in my chair this cold, drowsy Sunday afternoon... watching football, eating leftover Andolini's pizza and homemade chocolate chip cookies, and trying not to doze off. House is quiet, kids are gone for the next few hours. Time to start thinking about the week ahead. I want to follow the Lord with every part of … Continue reading Keep On →

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 Everywhere we turn in this life, every moment of every day, there is, at the very least, the potential for trouble. We can fight it and deny … Continue reading Trouble →

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in His love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John 4:16 Have you ever known that you were right about something, but no one around you would listen? Have you … Continue reading Love & Purpose… even in the midst of the storm. →