{Rest} Rest is found in You. In only Your Word. With a soft blanket and warm socks, snuggled on the couch I find the rest. Not in my circumstances. So many fears of the future. So many question marks for today. So many thoughts to keep me captive. Letting go of the fear. Fighting the questions with truth. Quieting the thoughts in my heart with whispers of songs. Rest is found in my heart, not my hands. I can…
{Ready} I’m ready to move forward. Ready to go. But He says: Wait. Ready for the new adventure around the corner. Ready for some light in our life. But He says: Wait. I really like to know all the steps that I need to take for something. I like seeing the path. knowing the destination. But life isn’t like that. Life doesn’t give us all the steps. Even if we try to guess and try to figure it all it,…
{Purple} My bruises are hidden. The broken pieces of my heart are not seen. But He sees. And in those broken pieces and lack of peace in my heart is not where I want to live my life. He heals me. Through the power of His love. I do not need to live in the shadows. His Light calls me. To love the unlovely. Not just the orphans around the world, but the woman across the aisle at church who…
Genesis 40:23 – “Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” Do you feel forgotten in your waiting? Left out. No baby showers or pregnancy countdowns while I wanted to bring home our China girl. No apps to show how she is growing. No tips or tricks in preparing the nursery. No check lists for recommended baby registering 101. No. Women adopting are often forgotten in the sea of waiting. Do you feel forgotten in your waiting? Looked over….