Nothing could have prepared my husband and me for the love we feel for our brand new granddaughter – even though plenty of our friends tried to make us ready for it. But the moment we saw her, our hearts beat differently. I remember feeling this way when our sons were born. I marveled atContinueContinue reading “Embraced by Love: Promises and Peace”
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Embrace Faith: Holy Spirit
My husband thinks we’ve gotten old. One sign of which is that we’ve become bird watchers. I don’t think that’s uniquely an age thing; otherwise, every person over fifty would have bird feeders in their yards and binoculars on their windowsills. I do, however, believe that with age comes the ability to see the worldContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Holy Spirit”
Embrace Faith: Open Arms, Open Heart
I talk a lot about our ability to choose our responses and stances and postures throughout our lives. There’s much we have no control over or choice in, but how we walk through life – that is our choice. I was one who, at an early age, grabbed hold of faith. I trusted that JesusContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Open Arms, Open Heart”
Distraction to Peace
Waiting pushes all our productivity buttons; it ushers in all the mental lists of what we could be doing…if only we didn’t have to wait. The day we got word about our transfer to Atlanta, Larry and I both kicked into high gear. We started four different to-do lists in my notes app, found freeContinueContinue reading “Distraction to Peace”
Hidden Agendas: Spirit
In this series we’ve been pulling the curtain back to see our inner selves more clearly, specifically to see the motives that move us through life. Parallel to such revelations, we’ve been looking more closely at what it is to live for God’s Kingdom – those agendas that we want to trade-up for. Obtaining clarityContinueContinue reading “Hidden Agendas: Spirit”
God With Us: Peace
The rush of a season meant for festivities often leaves us floundering in a wake of struggle and stress. Hustle shifts, becoming the hectic pace of hurry. Long lists begin to feel like imprisonment instead of empowerment. And plans for peace and joy get swallowed by panic and chaos. Will I get it all done?WillContinueContinue reading “God With Us: Peace”
Abide: In the Spiritual
I pushed toward the plane, whose roaring engines made it impossible to say a word to either of my sons. With a death grip on my two-year-old, I felt my determination to be strong slip a bit as I re-shifted the heavy car-seat in my other hand. A quick glance told me my six-year-old walkedContinueContinue reading “Abide: In the Spiritual”