We walk up the hill in the noon of the day and they walk right beside me. And we near the apple trees in full blossom in the shadow of the mountain there beyond. The poppies dot the hillside with the brilliance of orange, and we stop to take it all in. The beauty […]
I Will Choose to Trust and Believe … Even if I Cannot See
I sometimes get impatient with God. I don’t always understand the way He’s working and weaving in my life. And I want to see—I want to understand what it all means and what it’s all for. Twenty years ago, I would never have guessed my journey would have looked like it has, like this. But […]
A Captured Moment in Time {One Beautiful Thing}
We sat at the little league game and she asked to sit on my lap, my youngest child who seems to be growing by the minute. And she climbed up and took my phone and opened all the pictures, as she always does. This daughter of mine who always likes to remember–the one who likes to review the memories […]
All Has Been Accomplished! The New Covenant Has Come :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 8}
As a junior in college I almost failed my Cell & Molecular Biology Lab. We were learning about histology and the assignment was to make slides of different types of tissue. But the problem was in order to make slides, the tissue had to be fresh. And you should have seen our faces when the […]
Tea With Friends {One Beautiful Thing}
I’m so thrilled to be linking with my friend Brooke over at her place today, to share in her community there and join them in their search every week for one beautiful thing… We met at a lovely old farmhouse, with quaint decorations, antiques all around, and enough charm for every heart. And there were scones and jam and […]
Labor & Delivery :: A Sacred Opportunity
I’m a registered nurse in labor and delivery, and I love my job. (And shhh…don’t tell them, but I’d do it for free.) What an amazing opportunity to be present at an event that changes lives forever. To help a woman say hello to her baby, or to have the sacred privilege of helping […]
For When the Unknown is Scary and You Need to Take the Risk
Sometimes you just have to have the faith to go under, to trust in the process and hold your breath and blow. Our new pool was finally finished a few weeks ago, but with it came a whole new level of concern. Our youngest two children don’t know how to swim, and now it’s a […]
We ARE the Light of the World :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 7}
When I was nine, I was afraid of the dark. I can remember the closet in my bedroom…how it had sliding doors, and how I would walk over and shut them tightly before turning off the light. In fact I had a bedside lamp and I would turn that on first. Then I […]
Because It’s All About Choosing to See
I wonder how much I’ve missed because I often fail to see. My eyes are blinded to a perspective beyond myself, and frankly its easier to just wallow in my current view and refuse to consider another one. It is often easier to see the dark clouds over my head and the difficulty of the now, instead […]
Because You Are Meant to BE the Flavor :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 6}
There’s almost nothing better than food full of flavor … like pizza loaded with savory sauce and chunks of melted cheese, or a full plate of Mexican food, complete with rice, refried beans, guacamole, salsa and chips. Yet those same foods can be unappealing altogether if the salt is omitted. They remain bland and aren’t […]
