What are you Preparing for?

We have an enemy who is real.  His plans for your life involve killing your vision, stealing your joy and the destruction of your relationship with God.  We do not need to fear him, but we do need to be wise to his ways.  My Bible tells me there will be...

What Now?

Fall Retreat has come and gone.  We prepare for months and now it is finished, or is it.  Today I was pondering this fact, the decorations were excellent, the speakers were superb, the food was delicious, and the altar time was phenomenal.  I...

This season too shall pass

My son turned 2 just a few months ago and I had my sweet baby girl this summer. It was a very exciting time. As I looked back over the past few years I remembered all the times I had the thought that “this is never going to get better”. All...

I’m Not Ready Yet

“Wait! “Don’t look…it’s not done yet!” “No, you can’t listen…I haven’t finished.” “Thank you, but I will have to wait because I’m not ready yet.” As a recovering perfectionist,  I can’t tell you the number of times that I have said those words. I have always been...

Faith Builders

God is truly amazing; he cares about every aspect of our lives, even the little things.  Why is this still surprising to me?  This weekend, Mike was flying back to Minneapolis.   He arrived at the Baltimore airport 2 hours before his flight, only to...

Lessons from the Garden

Last year my parents helped me create this amazing garden.  We simply dug up grass and planted flowers.  This was how simple it started.  However, every Saturday I noticed tons of weeds and grass in my garden.  I would pull these every week. ...