Three Truths About Daily Living After three years, I’m still walking one day at a time. Sometimes I get caught up in making plans, dreaming about the future, and fretting about my past. Most days, I breathe in the moment (or I try to) and I sip my coffee. One cup at a time. One grace-filled day at a time, I seek out God. As the Israelites walked the desert living, they too lived one day at a time. Their…
How to Commit Our Souls to God’s Care My Word for 2018 will be entrust. I love the idea Peter puts forth in I Peter about entrusting. 1 Peter 4:19 in the ESV says: Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. The word “entrust” is the Greek word, Paratithēmi which means: “entrust” “commit the keeping” “to set before” The context of I Peter is one of suffering. The…
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 get 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…
Three Steps to Cultivate Courage. A few months ago I laid awake until midnight. Every time I tell myself I’m going to bed early, I end up finding reasons to stay up. The dishes. Finishing laundry and all of the rest of the chores I didn’t get done for that day. Netflix. It all keeps me awake. The real reason was my husband was out of town. He was flying back from Honduras (after a short trip) and then driving…