Rhythms of Remembering: The Best Gift Ever

I thought last month’s blog on digging up rocks was a bit intense. I mean, if you really think about it, the work of digging up anything can be messy and intense. I also knew that praying Psalm 139:23-24 (Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if thereContinue reading “Rhythms of Remembering: The Best Gift Ever”

Speaking and Praying Scripture – November – Digging Up Rocks

I absolutely love flowers and the idea of gardening so much. We have a small yard, but I have dug up a lot of ground to plant the beautiful things that we now enjoy – a couple of red maple trees, three blueberry bushes, two blackberry bushes, a few rose bushes… and more. Each timeContinue reading “Speaking and Praying Scripture – November – Digging Up Rocks”

Speaking and Praying Scripture – October – “Minding My Tongue”

Hot-tempered, foolish, jealous, and judgmental… that’s only the beginning of a long list of who I am without Christ. Please don’t ever put me on a pedestal because you will be so disappointed. In fact, I get a little embarrassed when people who don’t know me say things like “You’re so sweet! I bet youContinue reading “Speaking and Praying Scripture – October – “Minding My Tongue””

Speaking and Praying Scripture – September

Rush rush rush. Busy busy busy. Our culture demands it. Our schedules demand it. As a mom of four kids in four different schools this year, I am finding myself in the insanely busy rush of life where sometimes my prayers feel powerful and really connected with God and sometimes my prayers are an exhaustedContinue reading “Speaking and Praying Scripture – September”

Speaking and Praying Scripture – August

My husband, Micah, had an important medical appointment last Tuesday at a well-known and very large institution. I don’t know if I had a preconceived idea of how I thought this appointment would go but I had some hopes. I hoped that the doctor would have an astounding depth of knowledge and be able toContinue reading “Speaking and Praying Scripture – August”

Speaking and Praying Scripture – MARCH

Here we are again! Another month has gone by. Are you speaking and praying scripture? I hope you are, because I’ve been finding (and I had been hoping) that even as we have taken the pressure off of ourselves to memorize these scriptures that they are in fact being hidden in our hearts as weContinue reading “Speaking and Praying Scripture – MARCH”

Living Not Alone: The Beginning

Have you ever felt alone? The kind of alone where everyone around you knows your name, but you feel out of place and, strangely, unknown?  Or have you ever felt alone because you are hurting and struggling, and yet the world seems to move along without you? I have. Due to life circumstances, I spentContinue reading “Living Not Alone: The Beginning”