Recently, one of my kids asked me, “Mom, when did you feel closest to God?” I think they expected me to say in church, on a mission trip, or maybe at a women’s conference. But those weren’t my answer. Without hesitation, my answer was, “I felt the closest to God when I was on the radiation table treating the breast […]
I was reading about David and Goliath out loud to Jonathan in the car as we travelled the other day, and I read this… “Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah.” 1 Samuel 17:1 I thought… I wonder what Ephes Dammim means. So […]
This picture keeps coming up in my memories. It’s a picture of my husband and our eldest son having one of the best days of their lives, headed out into the Gulf of Mexico on a paddleboard. My son had zero fear going out into the deep, unknown waters because he was with his father, and he trusts him. When […]
As I was headed home yesterday from the doctor’s office, mourning because I’m now in isolation for Christmas because I have Covid, I remembered this scripture that has stood out to me all season…. Luke 1:24-25 “Shortly after his return, Elizabeth became pregnant. She avoided public contact for the next five months. Elizabeth: I have lived with the disgrace of […]
A few weeks ago I was hurting from surgery and feeling very discouraged. I said, through tears to my husband, “Where is the promised favor of the Lord, Jonathan? What happened to that?” Later that day, as I was still thinking/sulking about the “lack of favor,” I heard in my spirit, “The favor of the Lord is often wrapped in […]
I ran track one year in middle school. One. I was terrible at it! I came in last place pretty much every time until I accidentally learned a little trick.One day I had to pee. Badly. But I didn’t have time to go before the mile race. So I ran. The first 3 laps I struggled along as normal. (My […]
This past summer we went to Southern Florida for a vacation. We typically go to the panhandle of Florida, so going further south was a new and exciting experience. Since it was during the quarantine, we rented a boat and went to tiny islands where we were able to be on the beach with hardly anyone else. It was lovely, […]
I am exhausted today. I don’t know why, I just am. As I put ANOTHER load of laundry in, I have to admit….I wasn’t doing it joyfully. I was irritated. And grumpy. And feeling kinda sorry for myself if you want the whole ugly truth. Suddenly, I had a random, crystal clear flashback to college. I was at a church […]
