“Peace. Be still.” The storm was raging. Their boat was filling. They were panicking. But Jesus? He was sleeping. Don’t you wish you could sleep through the storm today? Curl up, pull the covers over your ponding head and retreat into a blissful state of unconsciousness? Do you long for the wind to stop blowing? […]
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Simple acts in complicated times
Sad. I have spent four days trying to think of a more intelligent sounding word—a more descriptive adjective—to describe my overall melancholy. I’m a writer. Surely I can write a more profound word than sad. But I cannot. For at the core of my being I am most definitely and unequivocally sad. Frustrated? Yes. Angry? […]
When it's time to spread your wings and…trust
I have wanted to post here for some time, however, I have been hard at work cleaning, purging and painting my house (things I had been putting off while writing my manuscript; things I now can’t stop doing as I wait to hear if its been accepted!) Yet, God provided (as He always does) by […]
When facing a storm, look for the dolphins….
I had never been so scared. We were on a small boat. My head hurt, my elbows and knees were turning deep shades of purple and yellow, my daughter’s lip was bleeding, and we were purposefully heading toward a storm. Yet, just an hour or so before we had been having the time of our […]
Ready…set….stop
I rush. He beckons me to wait. I run. He invites me to linger. I fret. He whispers “pray.” I hurry. He says, “Be still and enjoy Me.” We (I) can get so busy with my to-do’s that I often forgo the importance of simply being with Jesus. Surely the enemy delights in our busyness […]