where my heart and His Story collide
You know, for the longest time I had this really odd habit. When something hard or bad was happening, I believed my life should stop. Including my goals, desires, and random interests. Even, laughter. Like, nothing else should matter and any current living should be relocated to the back burner. Or, clean off the stove… Continue reading Free Fall
New Year, Old Way Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before [us] and prepares the way... Psalm 85:11-13 Every year is the same in terms of days and months. They can feel… Continue reading We’ve Not Gone This Way Before
Yesterday I cried. That's not all too uncommon, really. And there were some reasons I was likely more inclined to cry, but still, I cried for the first time since all this started. In the morning I cried while watching a video of a man who described how God ministered to him through a janitor… Continue reading The Day COVID Made Me Cry
So, in the Fall of 2013, I gathered the verses below when faced with fear so thick I thought I'd suffocate. Yes, I even titled them with this same awkward title and inserted/used ALL CAPS on certain words/phrases. I needed emphasis and was trying to "preach" to myself. LOL. Anyway, I printed them and took… Continue reading Learning to Live in the Peace that Passes All (EVEN MY) Understanding
But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?Galatians 4:9 [Note: I began writing this months ago, but stopped at the start of all the Covid upheaval. As time has… Continue reading To Be Known
What to say? What to do? For someone who likes to write her feelings, nothing sounds eloquent enough and words seem pretty much worthless right about now. My prideful side, though, shouts loud at me to scream out loud to you, “Look to Jesus. See Jesus. Hear and put your faith in Jesus. Please. Now!”… Continue reading For Such a Time as This
What motivates you? The idea I’m about to share has been swirling around my mind for roughly five years now, but I think I'm finally ready to write about it. Now the basic, nutshell version is this: We're born into the world with three inescapable ingredients, pride being the first one (not such a surprise… Continue reading On Shame, Fear, and a Little Motivation
Darkness threatens a heart to fear. Yet your voice, it calls out; Can I give an ear? Though this looks so overwhelming; Too much; No use. This life seems too broken; Closed up; So bruised. My heart and my flesh may fail; My strength, give way. I need to know the Peace You promise this… Continue reading Peace, Like a River
You know… many times God tells us to forget. Like the former things that we have no reason to recall because He is doing a new thing (Isaiah 43:18-19). Or, like forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead (Phil 3:13-14). Or, like forgetting how we used to walk on in this world… Continue reading Remember When and Faith for Today
Redeemed Ruth 