I’m heading over to Kate Motaung’s place for Five Minute Friday where a group of writer’s free-write for five minutes. Today’s word prompt is: EMBRACE. The dashes indicate when my five minutes started and ended. Ready. Set. Go. // Hardship. The word alone brings heaviness to my heart. I don’t want it. Not one single part… Continue reading Embrace Hardship with a Joyful Heart
“We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 When I was a child, Saturday morning cartoons were worth getting up early for.… Continue reading A Work in Progress
It’s Five Minute Friday time! We are a community of crazy writers who come together to free write for five minutes over a single word prompt. The dashes indicate when the five minutes begin and end. Today’s word prompt: Abandon. Ready. Set. Go! // The word abandon can sound so negative. I immediately think of a… Continue reading The Art of Abandonment
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 I love this verse. It comes in handy when the “old” me tries to resurface out of temptation. There have been times in my walk when fighting against temptation seemed so hard. A thousand excuses… Continue reading A New Creation: Three Ways to Resist Temptation
Do you ever feel like you’ve blown it with God? That what you’ve done is simply too big for His grace? I know I have. And rather than accepting God’s love and mercy, I hide for fear of His judgment. For all of us who at times feel this way, here’s some good news: Jesus not… Continue reading Seeking His Grace When We’re Tempted to Hide
I’m heading over to Kate Motaung’s place for Five Minute Friday where a group of writer’s free write for five minutes. Today’s word prompt is: Slow. The dashes indicate where my time begins and ends. Ready. Set. Go. // I’ve always thought dreamcatchers were so beautiful. The intricacy of woven threads, beaded leather, and colorful… Continue reading Slow to Speak: The Process of Capturing Thoughts
Five Minute Friday time! This is a place where a community of writer’s free write for five minutes. The dashes indicate when my time began and ended. Ready. Set. Go. // If I never felt weak, how would I know when I’m strong? And where do I find my strength but in God? Weakness, though… Continue reading Five Minute Friday: Weak
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” He said, “Go and tell this people…” Isaiah 6:8-9 When my daughter first began to learn how to spell, she was so excited. One of her first learned… Continue reading Go: Little Word, Big Faith
Ever play a friendly game of poker? Though I’m not much of a card player, I find it less intimidating when the stakes are low, like using match sticks rather than cold, hard cash. As my pile grows from winning, I find that I’m more cautious, quickly folding if my hand doesn’t seem promising. Even… Continue reading Playing it Safe When We’re Called to Go All In
“Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 It can be difficult to trust God in the midst of heartache and despair. God has come to deliver us, we know this, and we believe the scripture that says God plans to prosper and not… Continue reading Holding on to Hope in a Time of Despair
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