We can be too weak to go on because His strength is made perfect in utter brokenness and nail-pierced hands help up. It is safe to trust! We can give thanks in everything because there’s a good God leading, working all things into good. It is safe to trust! Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts, page 155 526. reminders of simple truths in the Word of…
creative journaling
“When I create art, my mind wanders and more of my heart and what I am feeling are revealed. When I slow down and do something that is just for me, magic happens. I am the most honest with myself in the quiet of my studio when paint is on my hands and my apron has another layer of color on it. As I create, what always…
an abandoned checker board
WARNING: Long, rambling post to follow. Nothing like an abandoned checker board to grab my attention, put my emotions in check, and quiet my spirit. My life is nothing short of crazy. Truly. I really should don a red helmet and carry a hose on my back because it seems all I do is move from fire to fire. Humor me as a share a…
staying awake to god in the moment {489-525}
Daily discipline is the door to full freedom, and the discipline to count to one thousand gave way to the freedom of wonder and I can’t imagine not staying awake to God in the wonder and I can’t imagine not staying awake to God in the moment, the joy in the now. Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts, page 84 489. after a difficult start, father’s…
god doesn’t punish
Do you ever wonder if you’re being punished? Is the season you’re in so difficult you think God might be punishing you? As Terrie and I were talking last week, we spoke of the ninth chapter in John, where Jesus heals a man born blind. The scripture says, “His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?’”…