Timing
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Facing the Mountain
Life often puts mountains in front of us. Sometimes we face them head-on. Sometimes we look for ways around them. And sometimes we just ignore them all together. That’s what I’m doing right now. I’m ignoring the mountain that’s in front of me. I don’t want to face it. I don’t want to climb it. I don’t even want to see it. It’s hard to face. It’s too painful, but at some point I’ll need to face it. I’m going to have to climb it and not look for ways around it or pretend it’s not even there. So I’m taking baby steps to try to climb the mount because…
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Just the Simplest of Things
It’s the simplest things which remind me of you. When you show your colors in the evening sky around sunset, it amazes me. There is so much beauty to be seen. When you insert a friend from church in the neighborhood, you continue to remind me that you are there. You continue to put things in my life that remind me of your goodness. The other day when my tooth was sort of weird, well, I prayed, and then it got better. It seemed silly to ask, but you even care about an individual tooth. I love that you love the details of all of our lives. It makes me…
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Eyes Wide Open
Hi there! It has been a while since I last posted, and boy the world sure has changed! Honestly, I think it has taken me some time to get used to the way things are now. It is like a storm rolled through and I am still recovering from the aftermath of that storm. Here is what I know though: God is good. You can choose to be happy. You can also choose to be mad. You can choose to accept the way life is now. Through it all, God will be by your side no matter what. Choose to live your life with your eyes wide open. This time…
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Present
For as long as I can remember it has been a struggle for me to fully live in the present moment. I know that one of my issues is that I love to have control over my life. I am a planner, so this is just naturally built into my being. It is a hard thing to break free from. Since I need to have control, I start planning everything and running through every scenario that could potentially happen. Yes, it is exhausting! And often times it leaves me paralyzed. I can’t think any more and I can’t move forward. It brings to mind this verse in Matthew 6:34 (NLT):…
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Send an Army
Lauren Daigle’s lyrics to Rescue have been running through my mind for the past week. I have felt like I have needed rescuing. Rescuing from this pain that I have had for a couple of months. It has taken a lot out of me. I am not the me I want to be. I cringe in pain. I am distracted. I’m not fully present. I want to sleep a lot. The thing I want the most is to not have this pain anymore. I want to be rescued from this pain. Can you send me an army? God, I found your army. They are here with me. Again, in pain…
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You Are a Star
I wrote this for my 8th grade girls group that I lead on Wednesday nights. It is worth sharing here as well! One night, when it is clear, go outside and look up at the stars. God sees you as a star. Each one unique with a name. Each has a light that others see. God knows the name of each of these stars, just like he knows your name. He calls you to let your light shine bright so that others can see him through you. Be the star that called has called you to be. Some stars are red giants, others white dwarfs, others are super giants, while…
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The Smallest Things
It was a rough start to my day. I couldn’t find my work badge. I searched and searched and searched for it. I checked every room in the house. I checked my purse, twice! I checked my car, also twice. I even checked by the mailbox. No such luck. I even stopped by the one place I visited the day prior to check their parking lot. Still nothing. I made my way into work without my badge. All I could think about once I got up to my cube was where was my badge. Eventually I made my way to the security area to have a new badge made. The…
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The Perfect Moment
The other day it happened to be raining out. It was wonderful to have the rain seeing as it has been very dry lately. At one point, I noticed the sky getting brighter. I quickly ran over to the window to check for a rainbow. Sadly, I was disappointed, but I knew in my heart that there was going to be a rainbow, but I was just too early. You see, a friend of mine, her grandma was in her last days, so I knew there was going to be a rainbow. God has shown me rainbows before around the time of people’s deaths. It continued to get brighter outside…