Buzzing in and out of stores today with my beautiful mother, reminded me of one haunting thing: the buying of stuff is addicting and at the very least dangerous. As a friend said the other day, “shopping begets shopping.” Scripture says it another way in Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you … [Read more…]
Missionary Partners
“Love is a verb.” -John Mayer As I am writing this, Long Hollow has two mission teams in the air. One is in Haiti, and the other is in Uganda. Both will be the hands and feet of Jesus, loving on our beautiful children in the orphanages. They won’t be building impressive buildings or feeding … [Read more…]
Uganda
By the time you read this, our Uganda team will be well into our first day across the world. Right now we are sitting at the Detroit airport for six hours before we depart! I’ve been asking around and here are some words that describe what team members are feeling: excited, anxious, blessed with the … [Read more…]
I Deserve
When was the last time you thought “I deserve to be happy, to eat this, to buy that, to feel this way…” or you may have defended some action by saying “Because I wanted to”?? We all have moments when we are tempted to make choices based on selfish attitudes and wrong thinking and …stay … [Read more…]
Dear God.
I enjoyed this particular evening to myself as I re-watched “Dear John.” Have you ever watched this tear-jerker? If not, grab a box of Kleenexes because it is a heart grabber! My heart was filled with emotion after the movie and I began to reflect… Letter after letter was written, each moment of life was … [Read more…]
Consistent Dependency
Do you ever struggle remaining attached to the vine? Is consistency in your prayer life difficult? I received this devotional last week from AnGel ministries. It was a WORD for me! Hope it will be an encouragement for you too! Remain in Me. ~John 15:4a Til He Shouts, Julie We’d love to visit you … [Read more…]
What Time Is It?
SUMMER TIME! Ok, ok. Please excuse the cheesy High School Musical reference. I just can’t help myself sometimes… But seriously! It’s summertime people! Time for running through sprinklers, catching fireflies, eating strawberries, drive-in movies, and so many other fun things. To celebrate, I thought it’d be fun to look at 5 fun DIYs that are … [Read more…]
From Folly to Faith-Building
“For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the LORD,” plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~Jeremiah 29:11 When God, in His great faithfulness, gave me these verses, I didn’t know all the ways He was going to use them in my life! … [Read more…]
Homemade Hero
Do we all have the same dream? The one where our child will stand in a place of honor or accomplishment and be escorted before a large microphone with an enormous crowd and they will say those words that have motivated us to clean every dirty diaper, clean up every puddle from a case of … [Read more…]
Directionally Challenged
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you shall go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you” Psalm 32:8 (NIV) We were off the beaten path for about an hour when we realized we were lost. I pulled the car into a small motel to ask for directions. There … [Read more…]