Blooms in the Desert
Have you seen the super bloom happening in California? These beautiful flowers are sprouting all over desert areas whose very name qualifies it as a place where nothing lives.
Bread and Water
Anyone else ever battle feeling overwhelmed? I've been there more times than I can count, and whenever I reach that word I think of the story of Elijah..
The Beauty in Cancer
Cancer is ugly. It's cruel and doesn't play favorites. And last week it took my father-in-law. Yet in the midst of all that our family is going through, I refuse to let something so ugly get the last word. So I'm looking to the beauty in it.
Things Unseen
I have a prayer journal. Some of my prayers in it seem like a lifetime of prayer has gone into them and I'm still waiting to see answers. And I'm not going to lie, I fight frustration and discouragement over this...is God even listening? Why is it that I can pray, and pray, and pray some more and yet see nothing happen?
Walking into the Wind
…There's something about being in the middle of the ocean, nothing around, that starts to give you a unique view of God's creation. That's a lot of water he put down here!
He’s Still Working
I was reading Lazarus' story this week. He got sick, so his sisters called on Jesus to come and heal him. And Jesus, who was not in their town but near-by, sent back word that Lazarus' sickness would not end in death.
And then he died…
Wheels Off
That picture pretty much describes how I’ve been feeling lately. Yep…ever been there?
I want to say that everything is going wrong, however, I know enough to realize ‘everything’ is all too encompassing of a word.
Not Forgotten
The Lord remembers us and will bless us. Psalm 115:12
I recently read Hannah’s story out of 1 Samuel. She was a barren woman, and I cannot even begin to imagine her pain.
God’s Nature
Looking outside this morning, I was amazed at the picture. A fluffy white landscape, powder covering every surface, sunshine streaming through ice crystals on the trees, and a crisp cobalt sky. Isn’t God amazing?
Disappointment
Just a short bit of encouragement that I've found this week and wanted to share.
So I just stepped out in faith this week into something I feel God is calling me to do.