31 Days Reflecting on God

Welcome to my mini-series of reflections on God. That’s kind of hilarious to write because I could spend the rest of eternity reflecting on God and his character and never scratch the surface. So how can one month’s worth of writing do the slightest good? Well for starters, writing these devotional posts has blessed me […]

Balance: Recognizing your Season

This is part of a series on balance. Begin here to read more. When my soul starts questioning life, I always find my way back to the book of Ecclesiastes, written by King Solomon, who is even in secular history books considered one of the greatest rulers who ever lived. God offered a young Solomon […]

Balance: Looking Beyond Today

*Note* Today I’m sharing some biblical facts about God and Satan. If you wonder where on earth I’ve found these concepts, click the hyperlinks and they will take you to the verses that spell out the truths I’m explaining. Watching my little boy climb up the rock wall at the playground, I ask myself again, […]

Balance: Free Yourself

Hebrews 12:1 says, “Let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, our leader.” TLB […]

Balance: Just Because I Can

“We must push beyond what is comfortable if we want to grow.” Susie Larson They tell me it isn’t normal to be able to rattle off 30 or 40 people’s names I’ve been actively reaching out to on any given week. Camp kids I write letters to. Elderly people whose houses I clean, who I […]

Balance: Not What I Think it Looks Like

A favorite blogger of mine, Lisa Jo Baker, has been doing a 10-day challenge with herself to get back into regular blogging. I’ve decided I’m going to do half of that and blog for 5 days in the next week to stretch my mental muscles and prove to myself I’m capable of thinking about more […]

God is Near

As I wrote last month, I was laid up all of April, to the point where I wasn’t even cleaning my own house or doing my own dishes. My energy extended to changing diapers, feeding my children and lying on the floor while they played next to me. Things as simple as going outside and […]

So…What’s Up with You?

Sometimes life throws a curveball at you and there’s not much you can do about it. It’s spring now and in our home that means baseball. Opening day is a national holiday here. We even planned an awesomely fun cookout to celebrate this year. But we never had the cookout. A week before opening day, […]

If We Got What We Wished For – Deeper Life: James – Day 15

Begin your time with prayer Scripture James 4:1-5 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you? You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not […]

Wisdom from Heaven – Deeper Life: James – Day 14

Begin your time with prayer Scripture James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. Such wisdom does not […]