Reminders of God’s Faithfulness
Every now and again, I’ll read through old journals. For me, old can be as recently as last week, or ten years ago. After reading a few entries, it always leaves me in awe. While I’d tell anyone that I have a pretty good memory, I often don’t recall the level of detail that writing […]
Come Away With Me
This week was an incredible blessing. I got to travel with my daughter and her friend’s family. For the first time in many years, while away, I got to have devotion in a way that felt unhurried. I didn’t have internet connection for much of the time, and so, the distractions were few. Just me, […]
How are Your Roots?
I keep thinking I’ve gotten all the lessons from my gardening season and yet, they seem to still be coming. After my squabbles with the squirrel over the last few weeks, between the two of us, all the corn has been harvested. Unfortunately none of them had gotten to their full potential because they were […]
‘Our Pesky Little Varmints’
I’ve been reading my devotional Bible for many years. And this is the title of one of the devotions that I’ve read many times over. This particular Bible is a couples Bible that I’ve owned and the devotions center around creating healthy marriages. While I’ve read the story many times, the last few weeks the […]
Is it Real?
Is it Real? After meditating on what I would share, I finally thought I knew the topic. I opened the Notes section of my phone and started typing. As I typed the first few words, something felt just a bit off. I continued typing, but got the sense that I wasn’t writing in my usual […]
Exceedingly… Abundantly…
Over the years, I’ve added little things to my backyard to make it a little more cozy so I can enjoy sitting here. Last year, my dad and I built a covering for my deck. It was a desire that I’d had for many years, but never quite knew how I wanted to execute. When […]
You Didn’t Ask Me…
Earlier in the week, I started pondering a business trip I had been planning on attending. I had a few large unexpected expenses come up, and as a financial advisor, I started prioritizing what was truly important. As I’ve attended this particular conference a few times in the past, both in person and online, I […]
The Night is not Over
As my family and friends gathered for a community event for the Fourth of July, we could not help but look around at the different vendors. There were food trucks of different kinds. There was a church with multiple stations for various free activities. There were some of the bigger sponsors giving away freebies, and […]
Firmly Rooted
This week, I saw God show up in some very tangible ways, including witnessing a medical emergency where God had medical staff in multiple areas, show up minutes before the first police car arrived. It was such a powerful reminder that before we even call, and yet while we are still speaking, He can answer. […]
Bountiful Lessons
As you can imagine, the gardening lessons have been non stop. It’s been so fun, amazing and at times frustrating watching all that is happening in my backyard and garden. Let’s start with the frustrating part. I planted so many things early on. Sadly, most of them did not survive. I planted on my windowsill […]