“Where were all the Christian women?” These were the words that caught my attention and held my heart captive for days. I sat across the table from my friend in a crowded coffee shop as she shared her testimony with me, spilling the details of pain and shame she has lived with since an […]
“[Jesus] got up from supper, and laid aside His garments, and taking a towel, He girded Himself.” -John 13:4 This particular season of motherhood has been difficult, which I know many of you can relate to. Exhaustion and being simply worn out has led me to feel less like Jesus and more like the towel […]
“…they were at their wits’ end. ‘Lord, help!’ they cried in their trouble and he saved them from their distress. He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.” -Psalm 107:27b-31 NLT Wit’s end. Ever been there? I think I have traveled to that destination so many times that I should have accrued […]
A year ago our women’s ministry hosted a ladies retreat with Susie Larson as our speaker. After one of Susie’s sessions, she asked us this question, “What are you hanging on to that Jesus is asking for?” Music played in the background and we were instructed to pray and ask Jesus what it is He […]
“Shout and cheer, Daughter Zion! Raise the roof, Daughter Jerusalem! Your king is coming! A good king who makes all things right, a humble king riding on a donkey…” Zechariah 9:9-10 This verse is a prophecy that was fulfilled by Jesus the Sunday before His crucifixion and resurrection when he made His triumphal entry into […]
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Isaiah 43:2-3 […]
I got stuck in a pit last week. Yes, literally. My daughters are in gymnastics class, and my youngest, not quite old enough for the preschool class, is in the mom and tot class. Mom and tot gymnastics class with a two year old is, well, I’ll just say it, exhausting. It may be the […]
Life has a way of placing blinders over our eyes at times. Whether the blinders consist of circumstances, pain, fears, or doubts, they can keep us from really seeing. I will never forget the blindness I was suffering with during my honeymoon. I had just married the man of my dreams and should have been […]
” In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of […]
Last weekend I used my holiday weekend to conquer the tedious task of cleaning out my girls’ closets and drawers. I always hate the task, not because it is a chore but because it makes my heart hurt a little bit to pack up clothes that they have so quickly outgrown. As I folded up […]
