Thank Him Before It Happens Sometimes God lets us sink low to get our attention, then when the time is right picks us up, dusts us off, and lavishes us with His love. Both my husband I were discouraged. It had nearly been a year to the day since we felt God had told us …
When mom Said Wait Our daughter was fascinated with designing clothes. I got an idea off of Pinterest to make a dress form out of duct tape and helped her decorate her bedroom like a sewing shop. We arranged folded pieces of fabric along with patterns, we found at the thrift store, on shelves for …
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOY “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 There was a time when I would read this verse, put down my Bible, grit my teeth, and put on a fake smile. After all, I was to face my …
What Are You Doing God? Did I Hear You Right? After a long series of faith building events, we sold everything except my husband’s tools and a few personal effects. We took what would fit in our work truck and car, and said good-bye to the town and country I had called home for nearly …
Your Hearts Desire When I was ten years old our neighbor taught me how to play Jesus Loves Me on the piano. The method was simple. A two finger chord with the left hand and a single finger melody played with the right. I built off of this quickly and instantly began praying for a …
She Has Done What She Could The theme of my dreams are all too predictable. I’m always trying to get somewhere or do something with a deadline. Numerous situations slow me down or the film in my head slows down to a near standstill and I have the feeling that I’m stuck in slow motion …
Learning to Wait or Being Gifted Faith? I’m a spontaneous person. If I get an idea I’m on it instantly, there’s no messing around! As often as I get an idea (they are endless…) I run into situations where my enthusiasm has to throttle back for others to catch up and I end up having …
a Love Note gone Wrong “I need you to wake me up in the morning around 6:00 or 7:00”, my husband said as he gave me a goodnight kiss. I’m an early riser so am accustomed to being his alarm clock. I smiled the next morning when I found a note on my computer. “Dearest, …
His Masterpiece It started with an impatient word at the grocery store. Hardly had the words left my mouth when the thought crossed my mind “Would have I acted that way if it were someone who knew me and worse yet what if they did!?” The thought was startling it hung around and left me …
the Season of Winter The very first sentence in my devotional reading rang so clear, it was as if God had spoken out loud to me. “Abraham had excepted without question the promise of a son but he did not wait for God to fulfill His word.” From the very beginning of this journey God …