Seven Lessons I’ve Learned {so far} This Year

Devotional, Faith, Holiday, Motherhood, Prayer

Seven Lessons I’ve Learned This Year From January to March our lives were busy with preparing to travel to China. Finishing up adoption paperwork, packing, and home schooling. March to May is a little blurry. Cocooning. That’s pretty much it. March was the month of transition. A month of transformation. A month of shifting. A shift in our world, a shirt in our hearts. June through September brought us out of the “China fog” and into a summer of relaxing, fun, and…

31 Days {Whisper}

Devotional

{Whisper} Elijah, prophet and speaker for God, had just come from the mountain top – literally and figuratively. He had defeated the prophets of Baal in a dramatic display of fire and power on the Mount of Carmel. A declaration of God and His true power was on display for all of Israel to see. In the next chapter we find our prophet, not on the moutnian top reveling in the victory, but in the valley. Under a tree. Depressed…

Three Reasons Why God’s Presence Is My Good

Devotional, Psalm

Psalm 73:28: “But as for me, God’s presence is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, so I can tell about all You do.”  God’s presence means….. My Witness. {So I can tell about all You do} As my life reflects more and more the presence of God, I can’t help but tell others. Throughout the Psalms, we read how God rescues, redeems, restores, and is a refuge for all of His people. The response to all of those things is to…

31 Days {Honor}

Devotional, Psalm

{Honor} Honor was always something I felt was reserved for God. Only He deserved the honor and praise. A special place in our hearts. First. Set apart and unique. Honor wasn’t something I should need or want. Yet, I read: “‘Honor your father and mother.’ This is the first commandment with a promise.” Ephesians 6:2 and “honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.” Psalm 15:4 So, do we deserve honor? Did God create us to want…