Last week I shared a book review of this book. Andrew Murray’s book on prayer has been life-changing and confidence building for my own prayer life. As I sit with my coffee each morning I found myself drawn to prayer. There are days I need to pray and just talk to God. I share my heart and just sit with His presence. Other times, I am burdened by the ones I loved. But there is one thing that seems to…
One day in our Bible Fellowship class, or Sunday School class, our pastor’s wife (who is also our teacher) mentioned this book to the class. Offhandedly she said that it was one of the most impactful books she has ever read. YES! When I heard that, I listened up! That morning I put it in my Amazon cart. I ordered it and started reading a few weeks later. It took me a little over a month to read, but I…
This year my husband and I are celebrating twenty years of marriage. It seems impossible that we are already here. (Scroll to the very bottom to see some pictures of us through the years.) As I’ve reflected on these past twenty years, I distinctly remember riding in a church van with one of my friends. We were taking our youth group to an amusement park and had a four hour drive. I was newly married, maybe just a few years into…
Why You Should Read a Psalm Everyday I read a psalm everyday. I’ve done it for years and years. Today I want to share a little of my past and why I think you should read a psalm everyday too. The Book of Psalms is one of my favorites, but not until I was a young mom. When I was in college, before marriage and children, I would study God’s word and spend an hour before classes each morning reading,…