Encouraging Women to Live Rooted in the Sacred
New years rarely come in gently, do they? Like toddlers in a toy-store they charge in, carrying resolutions and dreams bigger than their britches. Fresh beginnings, inspiring and heavy with promise—but often heavy, too, with fear. Fear of failure, of inadequacy, of not being enough for the dreams we’ve dared to wish upon a newborn year. So much weight on…
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Shuffling through my small Kentucky kitchen, I flipped the calendar page. October 2008 — new month of the year, same cry of my heart. Time was younger then, and so were we. We’d moved a lot, and while I believe those years of wandering were part of God’s plan, I longed to feel at home…somewhere. We’d had happy times; there…
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Do you ever think about Jesus’ mother? Her courage, grace, strength—her faith. Mary is one of the many people I look forward to meeting in eternity. Before the Holy Spirit lived inside us all, she housed the Lord inside her womb—growing the baby Savior in secret. I picture her face as He took His first steps—bright eyes beaming with joy…
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Hey friend, I hope you’re having a beautiful advent season. May we find spaces of quiet amidst the busy, to sit calm in his presence–the baby who changed everything—the LORD who came to set us free. ♥ Thank you for joining us here at this table, week after week with your beautiful words of inspiration & hope. May God bless…
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Dayspring. An interesting word, don’t you think? Poetic and gentle—yet, strong and full of power. Out of curiosity, I looked up this word: day·spring [dey-spring] noun, Archaic. dawn; daybreak. That’s pretty. But “archaic?” Hmm. I suppose the terminology is archaic, but… The Dayspring—the One who is the Hope of the earth—He’s timeless. Brings new life to the familiar carol lyrics: …
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Hey, friend. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving, celebrating God’s goodness to His people. (For my U.S. friends.) I pray the Lord’s mercy on our nation, as well as across the globe. And, thank you for the grace you offered me a couple of weeks ago as I was less active in the linkup while focusing on…
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