Faith is hard to hold onto when you’ve got nothing else to hold onto. It’s easy to believe that God is Jehovah-Jireh, He provides for you, when you have a job and a steady stream of income. But what if that stream dried up? What if you lost you’re job and you’re the only breadwinner […]
One Step of Faith
It’s technically the day after the first year anniversary of my blog. I had a post all lined up, but then it didn’t feel right and I’ve been wondering all day what to write today. What do I write to celebrate one year of intentional blogging? In my very first post, I wrote about new […]
New Things by Faith
I know I’ve been oh so quiet since the past couple of weeks. I must admit, that’s me, pondering thoughts to death. Except for this time. I prefer to think I pondered them to life! Because tomorrow is this blog’s 1st year anniversary, and I’ve been working on some new things. 1. I updated my About […]
God Guides You
There was a game show where the contestant has to cross a body of water by jumping from one boulder to another. Some boulders were unstable. If he steps on one, it flips or collapses. If he can’t recover in nanoseconds, he’s in the water and game over. Some boulders were stable, solid, and safe. But the […]
Swimming Laps
I joined the YMCA. They have lap time in the pool where members swim laps. Back and forth. Backstroke. Freestyle. Any style. With or without kickboards. Just laps. As someone who hates running, I love the idea of swimming as exercise. That I could do. My sister and I get to the pool early Saturday […]
Expect Everything, Extend Grace
There’s a scene in the movie “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” that stuck with me. This separated husband and wife, Paul and Meryl Morgan, witnesses a murder and has to go into witness protection. These city dwellers are placed in a remote town with no access to the Internet, phones, and anyone from their former […]
It’s Okay to Hurt
“She failed one class.” “But she’ll still finish this summer, right?” “Yes, but I….” And she broke down in tears, right in the middle of the small college graduation reception held at our church. It’s not uncommon – at least in my community and the schools in my district – for a student to finish […]