We’ve Come This Far By Faith
This is the title for the month of December for our church’s sabbath school theme. We’ve come this far by faith. I can’t help but look and smile as I think of the faith journey I’ve been walking for the last few years. The years have been filled with many very surprising blessings and if […]
‘And There Was a Sign’
A few years ago, I had a very important decision to make. I had started to feel like the Lord was calling me in a different direction, but it didn’t make much sense to me at the time. I had recently read Mark Batterson’s book ‘Draw the Circle’ where he shared about praying around places […]
It’s Really Growing
My friend sent me the picture being used for today’s post. He understands my struggles and frustrations. It’s such a beautiful thing to have friends who understand. Thank you, friend. As my eyes cleared from sleep and I was able to read the words, I thought ‘yup, this is so very true’.. but still not […]
Are You Thankful?
As we are in a season of Thanksgiving, I am pausing to choose to be thankful. This Thanksgiving was very low key, and yet it had everything we needed. My mom, daughter and I crossed state lines to celebrate with my mom’s best friend, since before I was born, and her husband. My aunt has […]
Ways to be Prosperous and Successful
Today’s thought was inspired by the Bible App’s verse of the day: Joshua 1:8 ‘Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.’ As I read the […]
Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us
This week as I was reorganizing my closet, I came across my high school shirt that had been signed by my friends. This shirt had survived an international move, and probably five moves after that. Initially, I wanted to keep it as a reminder of my high school years and then as the years passed, […]
Go in Boldness and Courage
A few days ago, one of my daughter’s friend’s mom came up to me to share that she had been reading my book and how much it’s helping her. I smiled, hugged her and thanked her for sharing with me. The thing is, I had given her the book relatively early in the pandemic as […]
There is Beauty in Community
This past week as I completed 2 separate 5k runs (3.1 miles) in one week, I thought how I’d gotten to that point. When Facebook showed me a group for slow runners, I decided to join. I had read the article earlier this year on why the person had named and formed the group, and it […]
It’s Good To Be Known
One day this week, I saw a missed call from the school Nurse. I called her back as soon as I saw it, which was a few minutes later. As we spoke, she said ‘Ms. Gordon, your daughter is complaining of a headache, and while I sent her back to class, I think you should […]
Lessons From This Year’s Garden
As the weather warmed up earlier this year, and I began sitting outside to enjoy my quiet time, I started noticing things in my backyard that I never did before. As I felt like I was much busier since the pandemic, I didn’t want to plant anything. My friend and I had bought seeds from […]