In reading the chapter Listening For God When We Are Busy in the book The Art of Spiritual Listening by Alice Fryling, I was directed to the story of Jesus and the disciples in the boat in Mark 4:35-41. This is the 3rd time I’m reading this particular chapter because I can’t take in everything…

I find it increasingly harder to understand what is happening in the world today. There is a spirit of anger, rage, hate, cruelty, deceit that is palpable and that is infecting all of us. People are allowing hate to grow inside of them and thinking it’s okay to kill. Why is it different now? There…

This morning I was reading the devotional Hearing God by Dallas Willard and I loved this: Evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and…known (in) the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through…

In writing this blog I wanted to share with you my own journey of faith toward God…of taking His hand as He leads me to Him. I had told Him yesterday in prayer that there are times when I am sitting quietly in solitude and silence so I can be with Him that I experience…

An amazing thing happened in my time with God this morning. I started reading in James, was led to a reference in Isaiah, spent time in prayer and waited for what seemed like forever for God’s words to me. While I was sitting, trying to quiet my too busy mind, images of a painting that…

Yesterday at Church our Pastor encouraged us to come to God and tell Him what hurts – whether the awful reality of children being murdered in their own schoolroom, which is incomprehensible, or hurts from our own pasts that we still grapple with. Martha did. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here,…

Yesterday was a special day of being with our grandkids as they played and celebrated our youngest grandkids combined birthday celebration. There were babies, one just learning to walk, toddlers and kids of all ages playing together in huge bouncy houses, trampolines, a zip line, and then enjoying apple juice, chips and colorful cupcakes! Come,…

Last night my husband and I were watching the behind scenes discs of the making of The Lord of the Rings because New Zealand where it was filmed is so very beautiful and we hope to see it one day. My favorite part hands down was the part of the horses they used in the…

This morning in our Prayer and Practices Group, we talked about Ascension Day…the day Jesus ascended to the Father, 40 days after His resurrection. We talked about the importance of the event and what it means for us. Honestly, I don’t remember a lot about Ascension Day growing up. I’ve been reading in Hebrews and…

I have been really struggling with this latest mass shooting of beautiful, young, innocent children. It feels my heart isn’t just bruised but bleeding. I can’t come to terms with people lamenting the tragedy for those children and how we can allow an 18 year-old to buy weapons and ammunition for war and decry his…