If I Were To Choose…

I have a tendency to think everything needs to be okay- all the time. I shouldn’t fail because I have God and He is all I need, right? If it were my choice I would only choose to have good days. Days without sadness and no pain or struggle. Because who wants to...

The Distraction of the Wind

“When we let God be God, we can let man be man” This is one of my favorite quotes probably because I need this reminder often. The past few weeks I have been in a funk. I’ve been angry and wrestling with God a lot. Have you ever had a glimpse of hope that your...

Courageous Compassion

Approximately three years ago I was asked to write down what I wanted from God. I don’t remember why. I remember who was there, where I prayed and what I asked for. I also remember having to pray to know what I should ask for. Because, when the paper was placed...

Courage, dear heart! 

I don’t know about you, but life has me feeling pretty weak these days. Have you ever felt that way? Have you experienced rejection, a broken relationship, a fractured career, or the shattering of what you thought would be? I have. I’’m learning...

I didn’t even know I needed that!

Have you ever been broken? We live in a broken world. We often come from broken families. We often see a broken justice system. Everywhere you look you see something broken. A broken body, a broken smile, a broken soul…  Brokenness has the capacity to taint our...

A Test, A Grumble and God’s Unfailing Devotion!

“Lord, I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to deal with this. I want this to be over…” This was my prayer just a few weeks ago. I felt like I was in the olive press again. God was allowing me to be squeezed so that I would be more useful to Him and possibly to...