Divine Delays and Protection
Some years ago as I was on my way home from church, driving a stretch of road that I had driven hundreds of times prior, something happened that made me have to pull over. It’s six years later and still difficult to describe. I could not convince myself that me and my car would make […]
Water Your Grass… And Your Relationships
As I am currently sitting in my backyard, after many rainy days, I’m observing how green my grass is. To be honest, I am very pleasantly surprised. When the season started, I had many bald spots of dirt. This is something that I normally ignore and allow the gardener to do his thing. But this […]
Stillness Brings Peace
My pastor has been sharing messages about stillness. These resonate a lot with me as it’s been a journey that God has called me to for many years. I say a journey because it has not been a one and done level of stillness. In each season, it’s looked far different than sitting and waiting […]
What is Your Legacy?
I’ve often told my mom how proud I am of her. For all that she’s accomplished, yes… But, one of the reasons I tell her this is I recognize that she broke the mold of what was expected of her. While life’s circumstances handed her some situations, she always seemingly chose the hard decision, but […]
Reaping What You Sow
As my mom prepared for her sabbath school duties, she called me and asked if I could take part with a specific portion. The topic being discussed was ‘reaping what you sow’. Don’t tell her that I really wanted to say ‘no’ but because she’s my mom and would do anything for me, I said […]
I Lack Nothing
As I contemplated this week’s topic and opened my Bible for a clue, I stumbled on Psalm 23. I was instantly reminded of a phrase that has been on my heart for a while: ‘I lack nothing’. I know there is another version, also in Psalms, so I flipped until I found it. Psalm 34:8-10 […]
There is Good News on the Other Side
This year, my desire for planting things seems to be the strongest it’s ever been. In the past, my idea of planting was to put some seeds in the ground, sometimes, even after the suggested time, or, as an impulse thought, to buy some tomato sucklings and plant them. After seeing my Mother’s Day gift […]
Trust and Obey
As I know I’ve written on both these topics of trust and obedience many times over the years, I decided to search my archives. Nothing with this topic. However, I did find instances of my trust and obedience or lack of trust and obedience. Let me share one such example of my disobedience that I […]
Bloom at Your Pace
As I look out the window, I notice my tree is still bare. This spring it seems as if everything is developing at their own pace more so than I’ve ever noticed before. As I’ve walked through the park for my usual walks, some trees are in full bloom, while others don’t even have visible […]
Joy For The Journey
As I ended one devotion and started looking for a new one in the Bible App, one called ‘Joy for the Journey’ stood out. The author referenced a year that meant something to me. 2015. I thought back to my own 2015 and it was as such a year of transition and the beginning of […]