A COLLECTION OF THINGS FROM HOME
Have you ever had moments where you’re not sure if it’s the Lord’s voice or your own internal monologue that you’re listening to? This was my struggle — not hearing him in the big things, but hearing him in the stillness. I left work on a Thursday just like any other […]
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Love. It’s a word we throw around a LOT. It’s used to describe any positive feeling about anything from food to social media posts. It’s used to promote political and moral stands. It’s used to manipulate and coerce. It’s also used to tell someone how much you care about them. […]
Which of us hasn’t at one time or another envied someone else? In our culture of putting your best face forward on social media, most of what we see from others is their “highlight reel.” We rarely hear of the struggles and dark times until they are over. It’s easy […]
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a A friend recently asked me to be part of a musical project he’s been working on for some time. My response, of course, was yes! Absolutely. How can I help? As we began planning, I added in dates to my […]
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I recently had an opportunity to participate in our church’s worship night. These are my favorite types of services. There are all sorts of worship, right? We can worship God with our words, our actions, our time, our service. But my absolute favorite way to worship him is in song. […]
As a Christian, the single most important, most life-giving part of my day is the time I spend in solitude with God. Do you want to know what’s sad? It rarely happens. Just like all the other well intended plans of my day, somehow the most important things get pushed […]
The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. Romans 8:19 God gives us beautiful analogies through His creation, one of the most relatable to me being the pruning process of the plant. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while […]
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Have you heard that worship song “Ever Be”? It’s a Bethel tune, which probably explains why I loved it from the first time I heard it. If you haven’t heard it (or even if you have, but you love it as much as I do) take a listen. There’s this […]
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Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong. They are weak, but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so. Anna Bartlett Warner Easily one of my daughter’s favorite bedtime songs, […]
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Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child […]
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Galatians 5:22 Most of us can probably name at least one person in our lives who we wish we could be more like. Not in a “I wish I had her hair” kind […]
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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. ~ Matthew 6:34 One area of worry that I struggle with most is worrying about the future. The unknown and “what ifs.” It’s a constant struggle. We recently […]
Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to sing. Not just in the shower or in my car when no one’s around, but really sing. I trained for it, I went to school for it… and I graduated college with a music degree that seemed to get […]
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I like to think of myself as strong. But in all honesty, I know I am weak in so many areas. Every time that I mess up in one of these areas, it’s hard to not beat myself up on the inside. I shouldn’t have yelled at my child, I […]
“Come to me, all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” -Matthew 11:28 Quitting is so easy. I don’t always go to the gym because I’d rather just sleep that extra hour. I don’t always eat what I should because that slice of […]
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