This is the scripture that jumped out at me this morning. Many teachers warn others about the dangers of developing a “religious spirit” or a “religious mindset.” Those phrases used to bother me as religion that’s pure and undefiled is what God wants. But this isn’t the religion those teachers were referring to. No, they … Continue reading Beware of the Yeast!
Where have you pitched your tent? In the land of bitterness? By the cliffs of temptation? In the graveyard of unforgiveness? In the courts of opinion? In the valley of worry? In the caves of fear? In the prison of offense? On the altar of idolatry? Are your pegs perhaps buried in a clutter-filled mess … Continue reading The Land of Hope
I’ve been pondering how much Christ loved us so much to leave the comfort of perfect love, joy, peace, and fellowship with the Father and Holy Spirit to become a man. Pastor Scott said last week He could have come on a white horse with a sword on His side then, but we would have … Continue reading Pondering the Humility of Christ
It seemed like everything had stopped at once. Our two foster boys got to go home. Both of our homeschool co-ops were dismissed for winter break. My two little ones finished up their semester. My once busy schedule, planned down to the hour, now had wide open days with NOTHING written on them for days … Continue reading Victory
Today is Apraxia Awareness Day. If you would have asked me several years ago what apraxia was I wouldn’t have known. There’s not a lot of info or awareness out there on it. But there should be. I remember Elijah had just turned 3 in July of 2014 and he wasn’t speaking well. He would … Continue reading Elijah’s Journey with Apraxia of Speech
Do your kids know? Let this question really challenge you to find out if they do. Go ask your kids one by one… ask them to tell you why they think we celebrate Easter. It’s okay. I’ll wait right here until you’re finished. I recently found out that my foster daughters only knew this … Continue reading What’s it Really About?
Last night I had a dream. A friend of mine (family member) was trapped in a drug deal. They owed another family member a great deal of money, a huge chunk of that person’s inheritance. Their family was really upset, they wanted to catch this debtor in the act. They wanted to see for themselves … Continue reading See the Captive, not just the Debtor
Sometimes we are in seasons of our lives when we don’t really realize what the season is. We tell ourselves it’s spring, when really the snow is still falling. We try to plant things but the ground is still hard. As a gardener who loves the spring, this just makes sense to me. All winter … Continue reading What We Think We Want Isn’t Always What We Need
You probably didn’t realize when you texted me this morning that I went a little overboard last week in my Christmas spending. And you probably didn’t know that my husband had just texted me yesterday suggesting we do a spending freeze till payday. You probably didn’t know I’ve been on Pinterest looking up frugal kid friendly … Continue reading Thank You
The truth is… I’m encouraged today. Sometimes God kisses us with little bits of revelation that really helps confirm in our hearts that we have made the right choice. I’ve been reading a really good book by John Bevere, “Good or God.” So far, I’m only on chapter 7, I highly recommend it. I read … Continue reading The truth is…
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