Merry Christmas friends! I just wanted to let you know the blog is going to be taking a break for the rest of this year (2019) and through January of 2020. I love creating new content for this blog, but because of our family’s upcoming transition (read about it here), I won’t be able to post new content for awhile. Don’t worry! When I return I’ll be ready to connect with you and provide tools for deep rooted Bible study again! See you next year! Also, I will be stepping…
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Experiencing God on the Go
Experiencing God on the Go Every spring I go into the “spring-cleaning” mode at my house. We pull out the clear, plastic tubs full of old, worn, and too-small clothes. I pick out the sentimental pieces of clothing and toss the rest in garbage bags for the local mission. Next I might tackle the toys. But only on a day when the children are sleeping or at school. We can’t have little hands digging through the donation pile to reclaim a lost toy they magically love again. Discarding the broken…
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Cultivating Peace
Cultivating Peace – My mother has this obsession for succulent plants. It started with a trip to the Amish country and she saw all of the tiny plants in cut pots. When she came home from her trip, she set up a succulent garden in the back room of her house. It gets the most light during the day. If you were to walk back to the narrow hallway, you will see them on the windowsill. She rarely waters them, but they still grow. They are designed to not need…
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Training Our Minds for Peace
Training Our Minds for Peace “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Phil. 4:8 Training Our Minds for Peace – On the morning of March 25 I woke up earlier than I had in a few weeks. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean to sleep later than my alarm clock, but since the time change, getting…
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