Apr 21
A week and a half to ponder this whole alignment thing …. I can clearly hear where God wants me to go. The first steps are always the hardest part – acknowledging my starting point, drawing the line and then starting. I’d like for this to be the easy part. I’d like for this to be …
Feb 13
February 2017 When something traumatic happens in someone’s life, hearts will be revealed and often change is required. There is a process I have to go through because loss occurred. For me, going through the shock, grief, and resignation to get to acceptance doesn’t look like I thought it would. My shock stage was completely …
Jan 26
Our first book of 2017 ends like this – so perfect as Thad attempts his first full day of therapy tomorrow! It’s okay to pray a hedge of protection around those you love the – God is our Refuge, our Shield. But he is also our banner — the God who goes before us, the …
Jan 01
January 2017 So much change …. My inner control freak is fighting to come out and I seriously just want to get out of the way and release any and all control! I think I am doing ok and then there is another change, another revelation, another something completely and totally unexpected. I am a …
Nov 19
I love celebrating birthdays. I don’t care who’s it is – it calls for celebration. Your birthday is the day that God chose to bring you into this world. He knew us before he laid the foundation of the universe. We are created in his image. We were chosen by him, created as his masterpiece, …
Oct 18
I realize now that there will always be a before or after the accident. Since I got the phone call, I have learned way more about myself, my limitations, and the limitations of this world. I have had a lot of quiet time with God. I have learned more about just how fearfully and wonderfully …
Oct 01
October 2016 Self indulgence has always been my down fall …. I mean seriously – who doesn’t crave comfort and ease. Yet God calls us to so much more – something that will be so much better. Growth is just a part of my walk with God. He doesn’t want me to stay stuck and …
Aug 05
August 2016 Holy Wow! What a whirlwind. July was a month of everything in all directions. How is it possible to have so many emotions in so many directions at the exact same time? Things building up; things cracking; things coming together; things crumbling …. It’s all part of something way bigger than us though …
May 02
May 2016 Whenever I struggle and get stressed I can fall back into old patterns that hang on the framework of self-protection and self-reliance. I find myself fighting to make it on my own with this insane streak of I have to do “it” on my own! My focus this month is going to nurture …
Apr 03
April 3, 2016 So I am admitting defeat and raising the white flag of surrender. I thought I had a lot to stay … I thought I had time daily to share … I thought four words was an easy entry …. and I thought wrong! I got busy, life happened and I totally forgot …