God Sits With You in the Darkness
Friend, let me encourage your heart today. It is ok to sit in darkness. If you are reading my Advent reading plan, on Dec. 13 you read Micah 7:8: “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall...
View ArticleHow To Be Ready for 2017
Do you dread January? January seems to get us all excited for resolutions, goals, dreams, planning, and new beginnings. I’m all for fresh starts, but sometimes I just don’t know where to start? Do you...
View ArticleA Prayer from Psalm 1
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked…but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that...
View ArticleFree Bible Study Guides
Hi friend! I have some amazing resources for you today! Back a few weeks ago I shared 3 Ways to Study the Bible. I’ve decided to add some great FREE printables to go along with those three methods!...
View ArticleHow to Praise When We Don’t Feel Like It
Psalm 8 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Nothing says Pentecostal to this Baptist girl more than praise hands. Only at concerts or at friends’ churches did I get to...
View ArticleDon’t Be Devoted to a Cause
During a time when our country is up-in arms over this cause or that cause….I though this quote from Oswald Chambers was fitting: Paul (after he encountered Christ on the road to Damascus) was not...
View ArticlePsalms to Help You Fall Asleep
A few months ago I was laying in bed. It was late. Past midnight. I was wide awake, thinking about my life. I mean ALL OF THE THINGS in my life were swirling around in my brain. I tossed. I turned. I...
View Article5 Reason Why I Get Up Early
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my statement here for more details. Confession: First of all, friend…..this certain Daylight Savings year has been TOUGH. That first night, let’s be...
View ArticleThe Importance of Having a Plan
Friend, let me tell you I’m a planner-loving girl! I love buying planners, I am in LOVE with organizing and planning….but that’s just how my brain is wired. In fact, we just NOW joined the Classical...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday – Define
Time for Five Minute Friday!!! Five minutes. No edits. No revisions. Set the timer….Go! DEFINE To describe or illustrate. Measure and create limits. I’ve been reading these past few months about the...
View ArticleHow to Find Comfort in Times of Anxiety
O God of all comfort, comfort my heart tonight. I wrote out the words to Ellie Holcomb’s song the other night and it was because I needed the words. I am a practical person. I like black and white....
View Article3 Ways God is Good to Us
The morning I saw the spider I read Psalm 85. Restore us again, O God of our salvation. Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the...
View ArticleA Fresh Start {More Than Once a Day}
Sometimes I need a fresh start more than once a day. The other day I got up late, so I missed my opportunity to breathe before my children got up. So I felt irritated and grouchy. I hadn’t slept well,...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday – Visit
Time for Five Minute Friday!!! Five minutes. No edits. No revisions. Set the timer….Go! VISIT When people come to visit my house, I wonder what they see. Sometimes I’ll take a look around and notice...
View ArticleHow to Start Hearing God’s Voice Now
I’m so thrilled to have Jennifer guest posting today. Her insights into God’s Word are amazing. Enjoy and give her a follow! Before Fred and I were married we spent a week in Brazil doing mission...
View ArticleSix Ways to Cultivate a Prayer Habit
Six Ways to Cultivate a Prayer Habit Our garden this year is completely overrun. We had grand plans for green beans, green peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and even broccoli. Unfortunately, we let...
View ArticleHow to Find Rest, When Life is Stressful
One day I was driving to take my husband lunch. I discovered the secret to how to find rest, when life is stressful. The car is sometimes a torture chamber. Don’t get me wrong. I like driving, but pile...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why We Can Rest in Prayer
Three Reasons Why We Can Rest in Prayer What does it mean to rest in prayer? “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. And...
View ArticleEleven Reasons Why We Can Praise God
Eleven Reasons Why We Can Praise God What if God is calling you to something super hard? God has definitely called me (and our entire family) to something SUPER hard. We announced big changes last...
View ArticleHow God Gives Us Courage
How God Gives Us Courage You give me courage. The courage to live today. The hard things. The beautiful things. Courage. Be my courage. So courage is not something we muster up. It is something we hold...
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