Just a short post on this day of Thanksgiving and joy. I never want to lose sight of the many things I have to be thankful for. Some of the things that I’m thankful for: I’m thankful for Jesus. My Jesus. The Only One who chose with everything He had to die in my place […]
Read more "Thanks(ful)giving"Blessings on blessings on blessings and lessons. 4. LISTENING– What a gift this is to have. To be able to listen to someone speak, or my favorite song (or any song, really) being played through my earbuds, or even simpler and quieter sounds of waterfalls or the wind outside while I’m falling asleep. It’s such […]
Read more "No I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed (pt. 2)"So I was at work a couple of weeks ago and I was trimming and pruning some of the pine trees around the yard and as I was in the midst of it I couldn't help but think to myself, "You know, these aren't actually that bad. I don't know why I have to trim […]
Read more "Pruning Season"I wrote the outline of this message on an index card a couple of years ago intending to one day write a sermon on it, and someday I will, but for now I want you to hear it in this moment. No matter what struggle you are coming up against or what pain you are […]
Read more "Peaks and Valleys"Man, God is so faithful. I’m not really a big person on new years resolutions, but over the past couple of years I have participated in the #MyOneWord project with my family and a few friends and although I haven’t always been completely committed to it, I have seen so much growth in it. In […]
Read more "New Year, Renewed Me"In the midst of our roller coaster type of lives it’s easy to get “caught up” in the busyness that so easily ensares us all. I know for me personally I get so distracted by being distracted that I distract myself from reality…if that makes any sense. In the season of busyness and especially in a […]
Read more "Remember the Call (pt. 2)"This post was written by a good friend of mine (who wanted to remain anonymous) a few months ago who is starting her own exciting adventure today. One filled with a lot of uncertainty and question about the future, but as we’ve both discussed many times, we have dreams that need to be chased down […]
Read more "Compass"“I’m living for more than just a funeral.” Time is such an odd idea. Like the fact that there is this idea of something called “a minute” and then 60 of those add up to a thing called “an hour” and then 24 of those equal “a day” is just WILD! Who says that these […]
Read more "Time"Money is a funny thing isn’t it? Some people say it is the root of all evil, others say it can’t buy you happiness, and others say it can solve some of the biggest problems in life but it can’t solve them all. But I wonder, how many of us truly believe that? We say […]
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The Serpent Dove 