The Essential Jesus – Hebrews 1:1-4

You can read about the origins of this blog series on The Essential Jesus here and catch up on previous posts here. Hebrews 1:1-4 My Father has always been speaking to humanity and throughout the ages, He spoke through His prophets. But in these last days, He spoke to you through me, whom He appointed [...]

Processing Grief

Warning: this post is me processing and therefore it may come out as random ramblings and may be rather long. I feel like it’s been so busy and crazy for the last month and a half that I haven’t had time to sit and think and process everything that has happened. I was barely at the [...]

Just to Get Him a Drink

13 During harvest time, three of the thirty chief men came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, [...]

Celebrating 5 Years of Marriage

Today is our 5 year wedding anniversary and I thought I’d share a few thoughts on our marriage up to this point: We are not perfect. (No kidding!) I might have thought we were both pretty close before we got married but marriage is a good way to reveal those hidden flaws. However, I would [...]

Brain Dump #1

Sometimes I just need to dump out the various things swirling around in my mind and heart, so I now give you my first “Brain Dump” and perhaps it will become the first of many – we’ll see. His mercies are new every morning Rayah’s had a lot of gas issues lately and cries A [...]

Book Review: Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

I recently had the opportunity (through BookSneeze.com) to review the book “Love & Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, and coincidentally was also able to watch the 5 Disc Conference DVD set at the same time. My husband and I started reading the book together, but then found it much easier and less time-consuming to watch [...]

Love, Joy, Peace

In the last couple months, the Lord has been putting His finger on several areas in my heart related to parenting. Joe and I often remark on how much easier it was to transition from being single to being married than it was to transition from being married to being parents – it’s a tough [...]

Why Are You Afraid?

I once heard it said that when God asks a question, He isn’t asking for His benefit, but for ours. So when Jesus asks the question, “Why are you afraid?” (Matt. 8:26), He’s asking so that I’ll take a good look at my own heart and examine the reasons why I struggle with fear. In [...]

Gratitude

Today was a day of mixed emotions, ups and downs, yet in the midst of the ordinary, it felt like a day to remember and treasure.  It felt like a day that should be recorded, with all the mundane details, that when joined together, form something that is, to me, uniquely beautiful. It is 4:54 am and [...]

Fear of Disappointing God

I recently received the opportunity to read and review Max Lucado’s upcoming book “Fearless”, which is scheduled to be released on September 8th and on which date you will get to read my thoughts on it. Until then, I have to keep it “hush-hush”, but I am already being touched by it and God is [...]

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