Tag: jesus
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He is for you
Yesterday I was picking up a book to read. Now I’m enjoying this book, but it was a challenging chapter. I thought it might be triggering and I was worried I’d feel shame and defeat after reading it. (This is normally how I feel when challenged-shame and guilt of not being enough come to the…
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Thinking about them
Yesterday and today I kept thinking about the women who went to the tomb to be with Jesus. I imagine each day they have gone to sit with Jesus’ body. Weep. Maybe they feel so uncertain of what Jesus will actually do. Was it true? Is it real? Has he come and changed me, but…
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Feeling Stuck?
Feeling stuck is universal for us all. Maybe you feel stuck in a relationship that’s difficult or stuck taking care of someone with a sickness. How about stuck teaching your kids from home? Or stuck financially trying your best to make a dent but it just doesn’t seem to be working. Are you stuck waiting…
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Uncomfortable grace
His forgiveness of all her sins drew her in love, He wasn’t going to punish her, but forgive her completely. And she overflowed back to Him in gratitude.
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The Truth
Who are your people? Who are helping you experience who God really is? How are they teaching you? What connections are you making from these experiences?
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Continually
And one day we will be in His Presence and we will know Him because we walked with Him through it all.
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New seasons
When I begin a new season I feel totally inadequate, life, wobbly, and unsure of myself and what I’m doing.
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Sometimes
Sometimes it’s hard to walk this faith thing out. I was praying last night and telling God how frustrated I was. I have been trying to memorize verses to have a more “positive” mindset, and it just felt like a lot of work, reading books, listening to podcasts, and feeling tired. I realized I have…
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Redemption
So I’m watching Downton Abbey and it’s marvelous. Witty, funny, just the right amount of drama and love. The oldest daughter, Mary, has a secret that her and her mother are keeping. She’s afraid it will scar her forever, and she will be a lonely spinster if word gets out. So she pays a man to…
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Out of hiding
When my daughter was born, Frozen had just released on DVD and my mom obliged and got us a copy. I fell in love and so did my anti-napping, two year. So each day after lunch, I’d turn on Frozen and our oldest would fall asleep within ten minutes. And I’d be holding a sweet sleeping baby girl,…
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