Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be yours as well. -Matthew 6:33 Still my verse for the year…still learning what it means…still finding out what it is that God is offering when He says “all these things.” These last few weeks have Read more…
For the last several weeks I have been diligently logging what I eat and how much of it on an app. It tells me how many calories I am allowed to consume if I want to get rid of about a pound a week. It adds calories to the allowance Read more…
Recently I had the privilege of spending four days in the central Arizona mountains with fourteen teenagers. Time in the woods, someone else doing the cooking, dozens of opportunities for conversation and challenging my fears…what could be better? Searching for a quiet spot to connect with Papa-God before the kids Read more…
Temperatures in my neck of the woods have finally dropped low enough to think about sitting outside on the porch for breakfast or quiet time. The patio table has sported its pretty cover all summer long undisturbed, collecting fine dirt and dust, the accumulation of six months of lawn mowing, Read more…
A few days ago, our prayer ministry team was blessed with a brief day retreat in the pines and meadows of the Mogollon Rim country. Turned loose for two whole hours to be quiet with Jesus near the softly chuckling creek, under the whispering walnuts, or in view of the Read more…
For many years my everyday has included a time with Jesus, usually including coffee, a Bible, and my journal. As a result, I have many, many filled journals. I found an entry from over ten years ago, recounting some events from my past that give me perspective on my present Read more…
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be yours as well. –Matthew 6:33 Nothing allows my old nature to rear its ugly head like lack of sleep. The last few days, my husband has experienced unrelenting pain — the kind that only lets him Read more…
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be yours as well. –Matthew 6:33 This is one of those days when the everyday has so many wrinkles and curves, so many challenges and obstacles that I am VERY aware of my need to have Read more…
It started with the death of a lizard – a gecko, actually. We have bugs in our house. The big kind you can hear coming, or the kind that try to sing you to sleep at night. My tendency is to smash first and think about the consequences later. This Read more…
Sitting in Nashville International Airport, the strains of an acoustic guitarist crooning the sweet melodies of my college days mix with the urgent advice of diligent gate agents and the innumerable half-conversations around me, I am overwhelmed by the abundance of God’s mercy toward me. The last few days have Read more…