I feel defeated lately. Defeated by life. Defeated by 2020. Defeated by motherhood. Defeated by responsibilities and expectations. Defeated as a follower of Christ. As the virus begins to spread again I feel a sense of loss about the holidays to come…wondering what...
Little girl do you know?
Little girl do you know? Little girl do you know how special you are? Do you know that the God of the universe knit your heart together just so?Little girl do you know that you were made with love? Each and every part of you from head to toe. Little girl, do you know...
I see You all around me.
Lord, I see you in all of your grandness. I see your Majesty written across the night sky. I see the vastness and beauty of all you created. Lord, I find you in beautiful changing leaves and by the ocean side. Lord, I see you in the ordinary moments of my life.I. see...
Jesus.
He is the Word. He became flesh. He is the Son of God. He clothed Himself in humanity. He is Emmanuel, God with us. He was the ransom. He was the ultimate sacrifice. He paid the price. He is the Lamb of God. He is the Restorer. He is the Healer. He is the Savior. He...
It is never too late.
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...