I hadn't beheld such beauty in a long time. This was a new hike. Gary and I enjoyed it together. The mossy rocks and cedar groves were breath-taking, but it was the surprising sound of a rushing creek that called for our attention. Long before it came into sight, the distant roar ...
When the Soul Dreams
Psalm 126:1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed [again]! I scribbled this verse onto a piece of paper and taped it onto the wall in our bathroom during a time when Gary and I were navigating deep pain in our marriage. Though the odds were stacked ...
When Falling Asleep on God Isn’t a Bad Idea
If you have followed world news over the past couple of weeks, you have probably experienced a measure of grief, disbelief, anger, fear or depression over some of the events that have taken place in the U.S: the fatal shooting of The Voice star, Christina Grimmy, followed, the next day, by the ...
Riding Tandem – Part 3 of “The Pursuit of a Fruitful Life”
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NLT Once. Only once! In my early twenties. I experienced the adventure of riding, what the famous 1892 song coined, "A Bicycle Built for Two". Riding on ...
Don’t Wanna Get My Hopes Up
How many times have we heard those words…or thought them... or whispered them to ourselves, or casually admitted them to a friend, as if it’s noble or even God-honoring to keep one’s hope suppressed and one's expectations low? My life has been in, what I would call, a holding pattern for ...
Show Me the Way
(photo credit: www.gettyimages.com) Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 Generally, I’m quite eager to run to God for wisdom concerning major decisions in my life. As a ...