He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes. They inherit a throne of honor. 1 Samuel 2:8 Have you ever attempted to repair a cracked vase? A favorite trinket? I have—a few times. My finished product lacks beauty and usefulness, but with ...
Day 3: Singing in the Rain
Day 3 – Forty Days in the Shade of God’s Care Singing in the Rain For you bless the godly, O LORD; you surround them with your shield of love. ~ Psalm 5:12 Just once, I’d like to turn an idea into an invention that could positively impact humanity. Take, for example, Samuel Fox’s 1852 ...
Day 2: Some Days I Feel Too Small
Post #2 in 40 Days in the Shade of God’s Care Psalm 3 O Lord, I have so many enemies…against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” There are those days. Days I feel small in this big world—days the enemy says I’m too small. Too small for God’s notice. Too ...
Day 1: The Key to Refresh Your Weary Soul
In a series of upcoming posts, I am extending an invitation to 40 Days in the Shade of God’s Care. I hope this rejuvenating journey brings new dimensions of refreshment and joy to your soul. Day 1 - The Key to Refresh Your Weary Soul Psalm 1 Oh, the joys of those who …delight in the ...
The Rocks that Amplify the River’s Roar
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 ...
I don’t want to bother Him with….this!
Quietly tucked in between two profound stories in Scripture is an easily dismissed encounter between Elisha, a famous prophet of the Lord, and a man, un-named. This little encounter is sandwiched between the supernatural healing of a leprous army commander and God's mighty overthrow of a ...
She Would Never Be The Same
Would life ever be the same? Her 15 year old heart shattered. How could the one her heart loved sit one row in front of her with his arm around another girl? Little did she know that God's greatest gift was standing on the platform, less than 100 feet away. She had no idea that the man who would ...
Your Grace Finds Me
I entered the back of the auditorium. The band played a familiar song, but the vastness of God's grace, captured within the lyrics, gripped my heart in a brand new way. It's there on the wedding day There in the weeping by the grave site There in the very breath we breathe Your great ...
When God Carves a Pathway
Psalm 77:19 ~ Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there! According to the prophet Isaiah, God taps the desert sand of our soul and streams spring forth (Isaiah 35:6). He carves roadways of escape into the oceans of impossibility that ...