Make me over
For many years I have passed the same broken down, almost decrepit home. The grass each summer was almost always overgrown. This in itself is unusual because it’s such a residential area on a main street in my neighborhood. You can tell that no one has lived there for many years and the place was […]
Trust Him
My daughter turns 4 today. And it seems fitting that I share with you the other parts of the miracle that occurred at that time. Facebook reminded me that I had posted on July 25th, the day before she was delivered, “Lord, please remind me that I am your child and I have nothing to […]
Our heroes
My daughter turns 4 in two days. Each year for these last 4 years I become more pensive and even more thankful around this time of year. You see, it’s July, my daughter was due the end of September. She was born a full 9 weeks before her actual due date. I went from what […]
Good intentions
Today’s Proverbs 31 devotion was entitled “When Good Intentions Get in the Way” and as I laid in bed pondering the times I had good intentions and how they turned out – usually not so great. I think this devotion, while it was supposed to make me think, it was also to make me stop […]
Slow down
Every now and again, I find that my life takes a life of its own. I find myself running from the moment I’m out of bed, and sometimes I’m mentally running before I get out of bed, until the moment I put my head down. Usually by then I’m too exhausted to do any more […]
Am I good enough?
I went to bed last night knowing what my topic was going to be for today’s thought. This topic has been sitting in my notes with just a topic and without having any material to support it, but God must know that someone (including myself) needs to hear it, because it’s 4:45 on a Sunday […]
Being strong
I’ve heard a few times lately how strong I am. First of all, thank you for thinking that. And I have to laugh and think to myself, if only you knew. Over the last few years, I’ve had to rely so heavily on God’s love, and that’s where my strength may have emerged. While I’ve […]
Making yourself a priority
The last 18 months have been an incredible part of my journey. With some of the changes that occurred in my life, there was no room left in my life to take care of myself in the preceding two years. 2014 was one of the most difficult years I can remember ever facing. Everything seemed […]
Be still and know that I am God
Even now the thought comes to me, ‘be still and know that I am God’. Sometimes we need to sit quietly, with no other distractions around us to hear that still, calm voice, calling us to do what he requires of us. Lately, slowly coming to the realization that I’m being called to something greater. […]
The big waves will come
The last few summers have changed drastically for me. I can’t even tell you that I really remember how I spent my summers before I became a mother. I’m sure I did stuff and enjoyed my summers as best I could. I love the warm weather, so I was likely out and about. But my […]