At the end of July, I posted the word relationship as the word of the week on my social media. I followed that with the blog post “How to Live into Jesus’ “Good Life” Amid Paradox and Tension.” In my blog I stated the following. “God aches for a relationship
I wrote this blog from my trailer. We parked our trailer among other trailers at Pinecrest, the Missouri District of the Nazarene’s premier campground. I’m enjoying the peaceful setting and beautiful scenery. However, I am drinking coffee out of my Trinity Pines Camp mug. In case you don’t know, Trinity
I recently had an a-ha! I wasn’t looking for this bit of new knowledge. In fact, I chose to push this tidbit down, so I didn’t have to deal with it. However, God brought it to light as I spent time in His Word. The Task of Packing Several days
The other morning as I sat outside reading God’s Word, I noticed one of our sprinklers was watering our house. I know my sweet Pastor husband points the sprinklers toward the grass. However, this guy seemed to be doing his own thing. As I went inside to refill my coffee
I recently chatted with a friend who was struggling with a particular circumstance in her life. She needed to vent, and I was willing to listen. As she verbally processed through her situation, I heard my own voice and how I was processing our current move. Managing our Circumstance Our
Summer seems to be moving forward at a fast pace. We will soon enter July and celebrate our nation with hot dogs and fireworks. I find July celebrations are some of my favorite parts of summer. Celebrate with Fireworks When we first moved to Ontario, Oregon, we had low expectations
One of the questions I regularly ask myself as I study scripture is “How is God drawing man into a deeper relationship?” I don’t want to just read the Bible and ponder what am I supposed to do. Nor do I want to read the Word and consider only what
For months, my sweet Pastor husband and I lived in limbo. Earlier in the year, my sweet Pastor husband interviewed for the position of District Superintendent of the Missouri district for the Church of the Nazarene. However, we didn’t discover if he was elected until the district’s assembly on June
As I begin to write this, I’m looking forward to Summer. However, I now realize I could be busier than I originally planned. I’m not yet sure if my summer will be a grand adventure, or a pull-your-bootstraps-up-and-keep-going experience. I’m honestly content with however God chooses to move in the
I’m sure you are aware the Catholic Church has a new pope. Since I didn’t grow up catholic, nor had close catholic friends, my perception of Catholicism basically comes from TV and movies. Consequently, my sweet Pastor husband and I watched the movie Conclave to better understand how the Catholic
