Blurry Christmas Lights

Without my glasses on, the Christmas lights on our tree look like blurry, multi-colored snowflakes. It’s gorgeous, really. The colors run together a bit, and there is a hazy, artsy beauty there. It’s remarkable to see the difference as I put my glasses where they...

Let My Life Be the Proof

“Let my life be the proof, the proof of Your love. Let my love look like You and what You’re made of; how You lived, how You died. Love is sacrifice. So let my life be the proof of Your love” (For King and Country). Has a song ever impacted you greatly? I heard this...

Reflect and Revise

I spent some time re-reading old journals this morning: quiet moments to contemplate and appreciate. What a trip it was to visit past experiences and prayers and to watch God’s hand of faithfulness in action in my life. Over and over I saw my insecurities and issues...

Release

At the end of 2011, I felt the Lord challenging me to pray for a “word” for this year.  A single word that I could focus on and to use to be my measuring stick for what I say “yes” and “no” to. The word that came to me is: Release I love Webster’s definition of...