My grandma is 90 years old. Her mind is still sharp. She is fun and hip, and adored. But her body is physically old. She moves slower. Her hands tremble. Time has taken a toll on her physically. But as of today, my 90 year gram has been made new.S. he has become a...
Known for loving Jesus
I want to be the type of woman who anoints Jesus’s head with oil. I want to be the type of woman who finds the Living Water and then goes off running to share of Him. I want to be the type of woman who weeps at Jesus’s feet for thankfulness for the sins that were...
Ocean deep love
Your love is an oceanthe great vastness of Your goodnessThe waves crash upon meand I find You holding me there Let the water restore meLet Your presence overwhelm meand bring me afloatIn those waters you wash meand make me whole. And when the storms are comingI find...
You loved me first.
You had your hand on my life before I was even aware.You carefully watched over me and loved me when I didn’t return love to You.You breathed life into me and watched me grow, always waiting for me to turn to You.Oh, the patience You had waiting for me. I didn’t see...
True rest.
I wonder how many times God looks down upon me and sees me picking up things I am not meant to carry…. The weight of decisionsThe weight of motherhoodThe weight of fears and worryThe weight of expectations of myself and of othersThe weight of uncertainty and the...
Be still.
When you first wake up in the morning and you feel the rush to get up and get going take a few minutes instead and sit with God, open His word and sit in His presence. Be still, my heart. When the worries of the days ahead fill your mind-- unanswered questions take...
God is your true home.
My daughter turned 9 yesterday. I wish I could say it was the best birthday ever, but it wasn’t quite that for her. You see my daughter has been handling this whole quarantine thing great, but tonight everything came to the surface. Her party this year wasn’t going to...
5 Scriptures for Overwhelmed Moms
2020 has been challenging and I am seeing a lot of moms (myself included) who are understandably overwhelmed and tired. We all have found ourselves in situations we didn't expect. Last year I would have never expected that I would have my children doing full distance...
I see His love in the sunshine.
Whenever I see the sun shining from behind the clouds, I am reminded of Your power to break us free from darkness. When I see sunbeams in a crystal clear blue sky, I am reminded of Your goodness. Whenever I feel the warmth of the sunshine on my skin, I think of Your...
Generations of faith
When I am teaching my children about Jesus, I am planting seeds for generations to come. As I am living my life in faith and they are watching, they are seeing what it means to be a follower. Their eyes and watching and their ears are hearing God’s promises. With each...