Don’t Settle for Close Enough

Don’t Settle for Close Enough

by | Sep 17, 2020 | Faith

We have a lovely three-season porch where we eat most of our meals in the summer. It’s also where I go to pray and read in the mornings. I have a lovely view of the lake and can breathe the cool morning air . . . it’s comfortable . . . it’s...
There Was the Cross

There Was the Cross

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Faith

The words we speak reflect what is in our heart. When we open our mouth, our hearts are exposed. Whether we are conscious of it or not, wherever our hearts are focused, this is what we spend our time thinking and talking about. In turn, whatever we are thinking and...
Let’s Get Real

Let’s Get Real

by | Jul 16, 2020 | Faith

My pastor said something a few weeks back that really stuck. He said we believe in the things Jesus said and did and what the Bible says… but do we do the things that Jesus said and what the Bible says? Let’s get real. We typically don’t. We go about...
Flowers and Weeds

Flowers and Weeds

by | Jun 22, 2020 | Faith

“You are a flower with such a sweet, wonderful fragrance! I bet that’s how people feel when they see you in the workplace,” my friend exuberantly proclaimed. While I appreciated her sincere compliment, I cringed inside knowing it wasn’t always true. Confessing to her...
When We Don’t Trust That God is Good

When We Don’t Trust That God is Good

by | Jun 5, 2020 | Faith

A date night. A brief one, but a date nonetheless. The kids were finally old enough to be dropped off at church on Wednesday nights. Now my husband and I could finally get a much-needed hour and a half alone! We arrived at church early, in time to settle the kids in...
Starting to Slouch

Starting to Slouch

by | May 29, 2020 | Faith

I first noticed it sitting on the bleachers in high school. It worsened standing on my feet for hours on end when I worked at the dry cleaners. And with each pregnancy and subsequent stint nursing, it further deteriorated. By baby number five, it was done for –...