Let’s Shift the Grief Our plans will fail. That’s a fact of life, and a painful one. The shift to understanding why plans failed, and then accepting those changes, finally happened for me when I realized it wasn’t about my plans at all. Life isn’t about how well I plan, but about God’s plan, which reveals his purpose, presence, and promises. My plans will always be shifting and changing, but God’s plans are not written in pencil. Psalm 119:89 says,…
How to Plan the Perfect Quiet Time When I was a child I was obsessed with perfection. To say I was a perfectionist would have been an understatement. My brain could not do any type of work unless my entire room was cleaned and straightened up. Over the years I’ve slowly been letting go (painfully) of being perfect. The road hasn’t been easy, and still I have days where I get anxious about messes in my home. This perfectionism also…
Four Steps to Intimacy With God Loneliness lies to us. We are all alone and no one cares. Loneliness lies to us. Everyone has left us. Loneliness lies to us. God does not hear me when I pray. Loneliness lies to us. My faith is weak and my heart will always ache. Instead of listening to the lies, what if we let loneliness lead us to intimacy? What if we turned this time into a season filled with fruit? God…
I Can Do All Things, Except This There was a time when all of my children drank from sippy-cups. You know the cups that have lids? I would see them day after day sitting on the counter. They would need to be filled constantly. My children’s hands would grab them, drink, and move along with their days. Each time I saw an empty cup sitting on the counter my heart would resonate with the void. My heart was happy, but…