I recently reminded my two “passionate” children: Do you know I still love you, even when I’m frustrated with you? I hope they feel it. Even when my voice is a little more snappy. Even when I’m imperfect in my love. I hope they can always know, without a shadow of a doubt, how deep my love goes. I wonder how often I hear my Heavenly Father whisper I love you to me? It is in trees, a golden green, flicker in the fading…
Courage is sometimes getting out of bed. Courage is sometimes making coffee. Courage is sometimes taking a shower. Courage is sometimes speaking TRUTH to the lies. Courage is sometimes believing He is here. Courage has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with God’s presence. [tweetthis]Courage has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with God’s presence. [/tweetthis] While the children of Israel wandered the desert for forty years, God’s presence was KNOWN. It was seen in the…
Their plastic sippy cups are always on the counter. Ready to be filled.  Everyday. They come, asking me to fill them. So I do. I pour the milk. Again. And again. A house full of kids. A husband with 12 hour shifts. A sinus cold. High temperatures. No leaving the house. I drink my coffee and take some medicine to help, but inside I feel so…..empty. Out of energy. Strength. Patience. Joy. I pray for the LORD to fill me up,…
A friend wrote me a note last week: Pray for me. I’m struggling with anxiety. She recognized the source of the anxiety was lies, but her heart just felt so worried. I prayed for wisdom, as I typed a quick response. I wrote: Speak truth to your heart. I saw the word lies and realized the only help I could offer her was truth.  And the only source of truth, is God’s Word. When we are surrounded by anxiety and stress,…