The day was bright and beautiful, my favorite of all the seasons. There was a gentle breeze and the sun was shining. It wasn’t too hot, though. The temperature was at that perfect in-between point. My soon-to-be husband stood up by the garden gazebo, waiting for my dad to walk …
Life causes us all to chase lots of things – and that chasing brings more and more stress. Here’s the #1 thing to chase to bring peace and let go of all the other things we are chasing.
In the first part of this series, we talked about how God calls us from one path to another. That’s not the only kind of calling. God also calls us to Him to learn from Him. We are called to learn from God, about God. All of His callings require …
God calls all of us. However, God’s calling for each of us looks different. If we spend our time comparing our lives to someone else’s we may miss His calling for us. In this post I review how to recognize our calling by relating Scripture to our everyday lives. Looking …
Ancient kings I’m reading through Kings and Chronicles (Old Testament) in my daily Bible. At this point, the two groups of Israelites are distinct – those called Israel and those called Judah (learn more here). Throughout Kings and Chronicles, we see a succession of kings, one after the other, for …
Today’s Truth: God will not leave us nor forsake us Read more »
Today’s devotional about obedience comes from: 1 Samuel 14:1-15 The Attack Saul has been attacking the Philistines. Jonathan clearly felt led to attack the garrison of the Philistines. He didn’t tell his father – perhaps he knew Saul would not condone it. Either way, Jonathan takes his armor-bearer and heads …
Joseph Waited The story of Joseph is one of my favorites. It tells a story that reminds me God has not forgotten me. Joseph had a father who loved him and many brothers who loved him less. The brothers take revenge on Joseph because they are jealous of him. The …
Marriage Over Time I’ve been married a while. If you have been, too, then you’ve seen that time sort of settles in. You know all his quirks and he knows yours. You have a daily routine and things are likely moving along just fine. Yep, fine. Some days are probably …
One Daily Text to your Husband can Improve Your Marriage Read more »
The Problem My son was struggling at school. He was making mistakes and not totally putting his attention where it should be. I was frustrated, angry, and overwhelmed. But I didn’t want him to know all that. I wanted to be understanding and help point him in the right direction. …
Marriage is Hard Seriously. It’s probably the most challenging relationship in my life. Between differences of opinion on just about every topic to frustrating little habits that irritate like a pebble in a shoe, day-to-day marriage life is generally not filled with sunshine and roses. Often, the days are filled …
