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Keep your eye on the ball!Eyes on the prize!I’ve got my eye on you! When something or someone is of utmost importance, our number one focus, we often use phrases like these. When our eyes are locked in, utterly transfixed on one thing, all else fades into the background and diminishes in our attention. King Jehoshaphat…Continue Reading “Eyes on the Prize!”
Thanks for hanging with me through this three-part series on living a surrendered life! If you need to catch up, you can read the full posts here–Part 1 and Part 2. But here is a quick recap… From Part 1: God is many things we are not: omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, infinite, eternal, sovereign. Although we are…Continue Reading “And finally…Part 3–Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life”
I recently had the privilege of talking with Byron Tyler for his show, Mid-South View Point, on the Bott Radio Network. If you missed the interview, you can listen here. Byron and I talked a lot about surrender. As Christ-followers we often think of surrender in terms of God asking us to yield our future…Continue Reading “Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life (Part 1)”
What a privilege to share my story with Byron Tyler and his MidSouth Viewpoint listeners! I pray that these words give encouragement and hope to other widows, but also to anyone questioning and searching for comfort, peace and joy.
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3 Mourning. Ashes.Heaviness. These are the perfect…Continue Reading “How to Find Beauty in the Ashes”
It is not a suggestion. It is not good advice for self-care. It is a commandment—number four on the top ten list! Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” I am raising my hand here to confess that I break this commandment regularly and I’m guessing the same is true for many of you. But…Continue Reading “Why is Sabbath rest so hard?”
My Dad is a very strong man. Growing up on our farm, I observed him toss bales of hay onto a wagon like they were weightless. I have watched him control horses and bulls, hammer thousands of nails, and manually dig post hole after post hole. But his strength was never more evident to me than when I…Continue Reading “In Daddy’s Arms”
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) This scripture is often a source of hope and strength to persevere. These words can infuse dark circumstances with beautiful light. But I believe they are also sometimes misinterpreted and…Continue Reading “Even If?”
I am a planner. I love a good calendar and spreadsheet. Administration is my number one spiritual gift. I am a Meyers Briggs ISTJ and an Enneagram One. I don’t like the unknown. You can’t plan for the unknown. The future is unknown. When Mike died, I found myself suddenly facing a future that I knew would differ…Continue Reading “Confessions of a Planner”