This past Easter, the worship team sang a song that was new to me. One phrase in particular stood out, “all praise to the son of suffering.” God grabbed my heart with the words and whispered me He knew what it felt to suffer. I felt comfort from the Holy
Lately, I’ve felt my life is a random jumble of whatever. For example, I would love a clear directive on how I’m to express my new role as the wife of a District Superintendent, and I’m not seeing it. In addition, if my sweet Pastor husband and I could discover
We all have something we don’t like about ourselves. We may dislike a physical feature, an inability to perform a particular task, or some quirk that ends up being fodder for constant teasing. And without fail, we all do things to mask or distract from that thing we consider less
We have all entered holy week. To be honest, I’m not sure I’m ready. I didn’t experience my typical Lenten season. Since my sweet Pastor husband has a new job, I’m not involved in just one church. So, I didn’t sing in an Easter choir. I didn’t participate in a
Have you ever noticed that some ideas or concepts take a while to process? Several weeks ago, I read Matthew 11:28-30 as part of my morning devotional time. Matthew writes about Jesus calling all who are weary to come and find rest. Then, He encourages us to “Take my yoke
Last November, I told you about the stairs in our house and my goal to run up and down them. No, I’m not there yet. In fact, I encountered a small difficulty. I expected sore muscles, that’s a given. I knew there would be days when the stairs would be
Would you be surprised to learn the following things are true? Ants don’t have lungs. In a group of twenty-three people, there’s about a 50% chance two people will share the same birthday. Willow bark can be used as an alternative to aspirin. The national animal of Scotland is the
Each morning, I spend time reading God’s Word. In the past, I studied a book of the Bible, reading a section at a time and doing my own research. At times, I followed a guided Bible study, or used the Bible Project app. Lately I have chosen various devotional plans
I experienced moments in the past when I wished for a Burning Bush Moment. You know, a moment like Moses had in the wilderness. There Moses was, taking care of his sheep, and God showed up in a super cool way! He told Moses exactly what He wanted him to
What is the negative line you continually speak over yourself? Many of us tell ourselves we’re stupid, fat, worthless, unwanted, or just wrong ~ all the time. If someone challenges us, we will cave and say we really aren’t those things. However, we continue to whisper the same line to
