“We got ready at once…” (Acts 16:10) Whenever a first response vehicle passes us on the highway, it has become a common practice in our family to pray for the person requiring the emergency service. Praying for their salvation, healing and medical attention, we respond by doing what we can…pray. When the Holy Spirit spoke … [Read more…]
Hosea: Break Up Your Unplowed Ground
When was the last time you sat before God and asked Him to speak to you? Asked Him to search your heart? I think in the midst of our busy schedules, we sometimes forget that we have an all powerful God longing for us to come to Him and seek His face. When thinking about … [Read more…]
Fake Family
And so you are no longer called outcasts and wanderers but citizens with God’s people, members of God’s holy family, and residents of His household. (Ephesians 2:19) I’m going to start off this blog with a confession. I had already written the blog, saved it, but for some reason didn’t send it. Now I know why. … [Read more…]
How to Simplify the “Rest” of Summer
“Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” (1 Peter 3:4) We’ve come to the back half of summer break and with it very often comes a sense of urgency to rush to get it all in … [Read more…]
Do You Know Any Heroes Today?
What is a hero? The dictionary defines a hero as “a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.” It’s not everyday you meet one, but I did last weekend. His name was Maurice. I met him under the … [Read more…]
A Woman Forgiven
Jesus commands us to love God and love people. Every connection He makes during His time on earth serves to emphasize this point. By invitation, He forgives, redeems, and introduces His Kingdom in real-time. When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at … [Read more…]
A New Take Away
I spent the last week in a cabin with 50+ girls, 6 adults and 4 showers. It was an awesome time and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I LOVE camp. I’ve been going to youth camp for years…and years and this year I came away with a little different take away. I’m still, as … [Read more…]
Trying to be a Mary in a Martha Kind of World
As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She … [Read more…]
The Broken Lamp
We had been invited to a home for dinner after over a year of attending a new church. A miracle in two ways as first a family our size rarely gets invited over to someone’s house and two because our church in Texas was a small country church – the kind where visitors took a … [Read more…]
Reasonable Blinkers
The Radio Flyer Tot Scooter comes equipped with flashing/clicking blinkers. Included features in this crafty-tot-vehicle include recorded tunes and sounds, a horn, flashing/clicking blinkers and, a secret storage unit under the seat. Of all the exciting features on this mobile toy machine, brakes are not included. Our three-year old grandson loves to pedal his way … [Read more…]