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Rejoicing in the bread

Friends, home made bread is so good. Simple but sweet and satisfying to the soul. Bread is filling and savory to the mouth, and the smell...

Fulfiller of my soul

Friends, so often I catch myself trying to satisfy my heart with material and earthly needs. I find myself desiring a new decoration for ...

THOUGHT LIFE

"The mind governed by the flesh is death but the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace." Romans 8:6 Would you like to experience ...

From Widower to Beloved

Naomi was originally from Bethlehem (which actually means house of bread) in the Promised land of the Israelites where her and her family...

Restore to me the joy of your salvation

"Have mercy on me, Oh God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash away al...

In Deep Waters

I find Jesus in the deep ocean waters, in the middle of a raging sea, sometimes it's there I hear his calm, singing voice even more than ...

Never Enough

There are mornings when I wake up out of bed and I feel this whole lot of emptiness, this heavy weight or burden- that I'm not enough. I'...

Zacchaeus, Laodicea, and me

"Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they wit...

Blessings and curses

"If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above al...

Experience God's Peace

Friends, this world around us- it's not a peaceful place. It's not the place you want to raise kids in, because it's full of distrust and...

Found and re-created by God

"Starting from scratch God made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could...

Love and be loved

There may be a time in your life, and it may even be now, when you find yourself not feeling very loving. You may feel like there is no l...

The Treasure

And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 What does it mean to search for God with all...

A Doer or a Hearer

"Christians in America have become experts at conviction- and failures at action. But the first Christians were quick to act. If you reme...

In the Quiet

Lately, I've struggled to write and spend time with God. I've struggled to praise Him in the uncertainty. I've asked questions and wonder...

Growing in God

Why is it so hard to make plants grow? "Why aren't some of them growing?" I asked in frustration. The past month my boyfriend and I have ...

This is Essential

I want to share a poem with you guys that I recently wrote as I was thinking about the quarantine and these trying times we are currently...

Why Trauma is Hard

As I was thinking about the COVID pandemic and nurses and doctors and RT's and firefighters and many more on the front lines serving in N...

Trust In Me

Brooke (insert your name here) , trust in me. Let me lead your life. Trust in me, not just when things are easy and the path looks fun to...

His Timing

"For everything there is a season A time for every activity under heaven A time to be born and a time to die A time to plant and a time t...

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