When a child dies. When a relationship ends . . . or never begins. When . . . You lose your job . . . and your house. The adoption falls through. A loved one is diagnosed with cancer. A ministry fails. When . . . The craziness doesn’t stop. Things don’t get better. The… Continue reading When God Says No
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 People. Connection. Relationships. The two-day D6 conference was rich with all three. Matt Papa, our amazing… Continue reading Connected (Day 2)
“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 I didn’t think I would make it here. I encountered one obstacle after another. I wondered if God was trying to tell me something. Maybe this wasn’t the year for me to go to the D6 Conference. Even Wednesday… Continue reading Connected
The Heart Mender By: Andy Andrews Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction (?) Rating: 5 out of 5 Helen was hurting. Bitter might be a better way to describe it. She had lost everything and had grown angry . . . at everyone. The only people that she let in (and only a very little) were the… Continue reading Weekend Book Review
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 It had been a Monday. Have you had those days? You know, those days when you are looking forward to night, sleep and a do over in the morning! Sundays always left her house a mess, and Mondays seemed to come too quickly. That… Continue reading The Boy with Movitism
“And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.” Job 37:21-22 (emphasis added) “I know [God] is interested/takes joy in my life, but I can’t see the… Continue reading Sky Fire
It’s been a long day. Why are Mondays so hard? I have come to savor those precious moments on the weekends when Tony is around, but I grow sad as it comes to a close. I know it will be a while before we really see him again. Even longer, it feels, before he will… Continue reading Mondays Are Hard
“My beloved is mine, and I am his.” Song of Songs 2:16 Standing in the back of the church, my body trembled. The flowers, lilies were his favorite, shook in my hands. I was clothed in the most beautiful dress I had ever seen. It was glorious white and pure as snow. No embellishments… Continue reading Forsaking All Others
“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious . . . you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim that excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into… Continue reading I Would Have Chosen You
Hands Free Mama By: Rachel Macy Stafford Genre: Non-Fiction / Parenting / Self-Help Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Rachel Stafford is a wife, teacher, blogger and mama of two precious girls. In 2010, Rachel had a “breakdown, breakthrough” moment when she realized she was living an overcommitted, highly distracted life. She was missing out on seeing… Continue reading Weekend Book Review
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