The Israelites are ready to cross Jordan and invade Canaan. The last time they were here, they gave up and went back into the wilderness for 40 years. How will they handle it this time? The river is at flood stage. And God instructs the priests to get to the front of the line, carrying […]
Mess of the Day
I’ve got one that beats spilled milk. My daughter and I were working together on cooking breakfast. She had the bacon under control and I proceeded to stir the eggs for scrambling. I thought I would be smart and use the whisk. The electric whisk. That is all well and good except for the fact […]
What’s in Your Hand?
Don’t be envious (crave, desire, lust after, thirst for, want, yearn) the gifts someone else has. It’s easy to think the grass is greener on the other side. That what someone else is doing is so much better than our job. It muddies the water and clouds our vision. God has made you uniquely you. […]
Testimony
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony… Revelation 12:11 (NIV) When I was pregnant with our second child, I remember one night reading a book filled with miracle and angel stories. I thought to myself, “I wish I had a miracle in my life like that.” […]
In the World, Not of the World
How do we reach the lost surrounded by the world and the sin it harbors? The word of God says…have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 (NIV) In order to reach the lost we often do need to go where they are. We are not called […]
Start Where You Are
Trail Post #2 Have you ever noticed that when you try to play catch up you get further behind? When I started scrapbooking, I didn’t start with day one. I started where I was in my then current season of life, I kept up with what was happening, then as I went back and took […]
When I Was a Child
An Overcomers Post When I was a child I believed that if people really knew what I was like, they wouldn’t like me and so I kept who I was to myself. Now I know that I am greatly loved by God (Romans 1:7; Ephesians 2:4; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4). So here I am, writing […]
God’s Math
One plus one equals two. Two plus five equals seven. Simple math. God’s economy works a bit differently. In Mark 6:30-44, we read about Jesus crossing over the lake with his disciples in order to be alone with them. A bit of rest, one on one training time. But when they arrived on the other […]
Seasons of Enough
Trail Post #1 When I was young I longed to do big important things for God. I wasn’t sure how or what. I kept showing up to do puppet shows, teaching the kids that rode on the bus to church and writing in my journal. When I was in college, I longed to do […]
Stuck
An Overcomer’s Post I was out of college before I realized how stuck I was. I saw patterns of unhealthy living repeated in my life with no progress in growth or maturity. And I had no understanding as to why. Where did this come from? I began to dig for answers. I talked with my […]
