“Mom… everything will NOT be okay until I have a dog!” Morning conversations with my 6 year old son. I hadn’t downed my first cup of coffee yet and he was in tears over a dog. Seeing as it was only 7 in the morning… I chalked it up to ‘being a bit early for him.’ It really will be…
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Lord would you move this mountain, or move me?
I’ve been praying for God to move mountains or move me. Whichever needed moving, I wanted moving. Then, on the wings of a Sunday sermon came some much needed wisdom. Grow where you are planted I was trying to get things to move when God was clearly saying, grow here where you are. Trust me here. Let go of the…
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Anger, the fastest way to build a wall between you and God.
Anger, I’ve found, is the fastest way to build a wall between me and God. I built that wall just the other day It was high and it grew by the hour. I knew what I was doing, but I didn’t care. I let my feelings get the best of me (again) which only added to said ‘growing wall’… When…
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Rejoice and be glad – despite bad circumstances
I remember feeling very down. My husband and I were living in my sister and brother-in-law’s basement waiting for a call saying our apartment was ready. The thing about building projects… They never go as planned. Our wait was taking weeks longer than expected. It was hard enough to be moving back into an apartment after selling our home, this just…
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The sting of disappointment
When God say’s “No.” it hurts. To protect our already delicate hearts sometimes we turn inward instead of reaching out to God for comfort. It’s called the sting of disappointment. I shared the story below on my Instagram. The reason I share it here is due to the reactions it received. We all know disappointment. We’ve all felt the pain…
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