It’s been a month. A month of returning to work after the holiday break exhausted. A month of my introvert crying out for just a little more me-time. A month of hoarding time for fear I won’t be rested enough to face the next week, next day, next hour. I’ve been frantically resting, which hasn’t … Read more
**Some of the links below are affiliate links*, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Read my full disclosure here.** Over Christmas break I discovered Lynn Austin’s *Restoration Chronicles series, and I fell in love. The series followed some of the minor … Read more
This time last year the Lord put a word on my heart for 2016: Harvest. It was a promise that the seeds of what had been sown over the last few years were about to come to life. I wasn’t sure which promises, but I was excited to see what the Lord had in store. … Read more
For the last several weeks I’ve had this feeling I couldn’t quite describe. I wasn’t upset. I wasn’t stressed. I wasn’t doubting God. Yet I felt like I was in this sort of wrestling match. Then one of my friends posted this on Facebook: “There is a tension of resting where God has you and … Read more
Paul writes in Philippians 3 that compared to knowing Jesus Christ as Lord, all else is rubbish—a big pile of smelly garbage. That’s a huge statement, one that can completely flip our world view upside down. We seek so much in this life—wealth, happiness, love, acceptance, material possessions, health, a good marriage, a nice house, … Read more
Normally butterflies are hard to capture a good picture of, but this week I was able to get a close up shot of one fresh from the cocoon. He was chilling out, letting his wings dry, maybe taking a siesta after all the work it took to climb out of his long slumber. He was … Read more
Another couple of weeks and we’ll have gone through the entire book of Genesis! Can I hear a “Woot, woot!”? Seriously, though, I have enjoyed this study so much. I’ve caught details and made connections I haven’t before, and I’ve developed an even greater love for these stories of humanity’s beginning and God’s endless love. … Read more
This week we are taking a break from our Genesis study to talk about a word that’s been sitting on my heart. Hope. For a long time I’ve referred to myself as a dreamer. And for me, being a dreamer is synonymous to hoping and faith-ing. Being a dreamer means believing God for the seemingly … Read more
Now we get to my favorite chunk of Genesis–Abraham. There’s something about this guy that just calls for me to come sit in his story for a while. Every time I read it, I walk away learning something new… Abraham–or Abram as he’s called when he first enters the story–is called away on an unexpected … Read more
The more I get into Genesis, the more I realize that this is God’s story. Other people are woven in and out of each chapter, but God is the constant… Last week, when we left off, Cain, son of Adam and Eve, had just murdered his brother and was exiled. He now wanders the land, … Read more