Deep

Deep... "The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out." Proverbs 20:5 There is a deeper narrative in this world that was set before time. That deep narrative is set in our hearts. Until we are connected to it, we will not experience true peace. …

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Scared

Scared... I am scared of snakes, loud thunder, the country in the dark, heights, tight places... When I think of the word scared my first thoughts are those when my knee jerk initial reaction is scared. My mind then goes to times where I was scared, or felt frightened, where my body reacted to the …

Join

Join... Years ago I did the Experiencing God Bible Study by Henry Blackaby. In it Blackaby suggests we need to look where God is already at work around us, and join Him in that work. It seems almost too simple, but really it is about our focus, and learning to spot God's activity. Once He …

Gather

Gather... As a previous elementary teacher, and then a homeschool mom, you would think I would be great at gathering things. I am famous for starting a recipe before checking to see if I have all the ingredients. Usually I do not, which in some cases ends up with a great improvised but non-replicable recipe …

Same

Same... "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Rita Mae Brown (usually accredited to Einstein) We want change, but we really do not want to change what we are doing, or how we are thinking about something. We want to do the same things  and think the same …

Notice

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?  (Matthew 6:26-27) Notice...defined by Oxford dictionary as "the …

Other

  Other... No other gods... check, got that down, no other gods in my life except maybe there are. These gods are sneaky, well actually they are not alive, so the issue is really my affections being sneaky, my desires being tricky, or maybe just me forgetting to be honest about how my heart can …

Listen

Listen.... When I hear that word my first thought is this little boy arguing with his mom in a viral video on Youtube, "Listen Linda, Listen"... I have watched it over and over. It cracks me up most of the time. The only problem is this little boy at other times makes me cringe because …

Problem

Problem... I have written before on what my friend affectionately called superhero syndrome… when I see a problem I want to swoop in to rescue and fix, and then swoop out. I am a recovering fixer. My family role was the fixer. My pastor explained to my husband and me during our pre-marital counseling that …

Gift

Gift... My younger son has always been great at suggesting gifts and thinking of gifts for people. He pays attention in ways that amaze me. I am even more amazed when I think about God as a gift giver. He is the creator and over all, but He loves to give gifts, and even more …