This past Sunday our Pastor gave a sermon that has stayed with me. He recounted the story told in John 21:1-19 where after His resurrection Jesus appeared by the Sea of Galilee…the third time He appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead. They didn’t recognize Him. The story was so similar…

This morning in my quiet, sacred time with God after I had studied His word and prayed there was quiet. I became aware of every breath in and out; of my heart beating quietly, rhythmically. In that quiet space there was peace. The thought breath of life came to me and the song Breath of…

Have you ever longed for love? The real thing; love that goes deep and strong. I have always, even as a child, been aware of God, of Jesus and His love for children and lambs he so tenderly held in depictions of Him. There was a moment in my life that had been building when…

I was reading this morning in 2 Thessalonians where Paul was writing to the Church in Thessalonica warning them that Jesus would not return at any moment as they thought he would. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness…

Do you ever read a passage in the Bible and picture in your mind something so beautiful that it adds to the meaning you are reading…that it brings you closer to God? I like to call those moments nudges. This morning in the devotional Hearing God by Dallas Willard, I read…My son, do not let…

Last night we watched The Chosen Livestream for the kick-off of Season 3 on YouTube. To show the impact the series can have in the lives of any of us who can come to the truth of God, they shared a video of a young woman talking about her life; she was brutally, sexually victimized…

Sharing an earlier blog… There are forks in the road that require a decision and a choice. We all face them. I don’t know about you but I worry a lot about the choices we are making as a people. According to the notation in my Bible, the Book of Deuteronomy was written about 1400…

Sharing an earlier post…. One of the hardest lessons I am learning is to let go. Let go of trying to control the outcome. I think the first step in even being able to grasp the concept of letting go of control is realizing we don’t have control. So where do you go from there?…

Have you ever had a best friend? Someone who knew you so well you could be yourself with them and long for time together because it was always good. I have had the extreme honor of having a few best friends in my life. My sister. My husband. Each of my three kids. My best…

Watching the news last night of the war in Ukraine broke my heart on so many levels. The atrocities committed, the sorrows that are everywhere, the anger and hatred of the victims and of the oppressors, the victims declaring they will never forgive – never and will always hate. These are the leftovers of every…