I’m Just
I was praying today, after a potentially amazing opportunity the Lord opened today to free more women from human trafficking. I was having a conversation with Him, asking Him to work this out. I said “Lord, I’m just trying to free 10,000 women.” Then He stopped me. “Only I can
My lesson from the staff
I recently had a realization about a staff and Moses, that has left me looking at what I have and what I have been given, in a different way. What gifts has He given you? Are there things you hold dear? Your family? Children? favorite shoes? Perhaps there are some
Choosing
There it was again. I had heard clearly from the Lord regarding several things in my life over the last year and that story kept returning. Obedience. As I read the story of Sarai and Hagar again, something different struck inside my heart. God had promised Abram and He would
Listening to God
We parked and were walking down to the school playground. The road is rocky and I ask my 2 year old daughter if she wants to hold my hand. Twice. She shakes her head no. Then ardently replies “No, mommy.” After a couple stumbles, she reaches out, grabs my hand,
Why I do not like spring break
“Why?” you ask. Everyone leaves for a mission trip but me. I stay home, work, stay with the kids. My husband, my parents, my friends. All are on the mission field. I am jealous. Until I am reminded. I AM on the mission field…every day. It surrounds me with the
One Thousand Gifts: Chapter 1 #inbooks
I have stared at the computer screen, not able to put into words what I have read. It has taken me a bit to write this post. I am reading One Thousand Gifts with the (in)courage book club Bloom and am amazed at the body of Christ. Moreover, I am
When Silence is a Gift
It’s been weeks since I have blogged. Hundreds of posts and notes, and words run through my head and heart, but all I truly see is the ugly within. Somehow, a week or so before Christmas, my joy for this favorite time of year unexpectedly froze over, like the South
Extravagance and the Bathroom
I’ve long held that you don’t know what you have…until you don’t have it. Toilet paper in the bathroom. I’m hardly grateful when it is there, full roll. Quickly ungrateful when it isn’t there, immediately unhappy. Same for paper towels in the bathroom. You hardly notice they are there when
God is Good (Rick Warren)
I read this today from Rick Warren and I wanted to pass it on. God is Good. Your prayers have an impact by Rick Warren “God hears us whenever we ask Him and we know also that He gives us what we ask from Him.” 1 John 5:15 (GNT) Prayer
A Sabbatical for a Season
After much prayer and deliberation, I am taking a sabbatical from choir for a season. It has been a difficult, emotional, discussion-with-the-Lord kind of decision. I love worship. Corporate worship, worship in my car, in the shower, as I work, as I make dinner. I love worship. One of the