Sometimes the boldest thing one can do is take the next breath. – One More Step The temptation to quit feels overpowering and a million reasons for why you should just give up loom over your head. Out-of-control circumstances, fatigue, and misplaced hope are just a few of the issues…
Welcome to the weekly Friday Bible reading challenge summary! This week we are ending Gently God Guides Bible Reading Summary Week 3. My prayer is that you are enjoying the reading each day and anticipating the message God has for you through it. Who’s still with me? Who wants to join…
A few months ago, I shared with you a story of getting lost in my own basement. Only I wasn’t completely lost, I just found myself engrossed in an old box of journals I’d forgotten about for awhile. One of the coolest discoveries that I made by pausing to read…
When Discouragement Strikes You had a feeling it was coming, but tried to hope for the best. In spite of your hopes and prayers though, discouragement didn’t just come knocking. No, she barreled down the front door and made herself right at home in your living room. Oh, I don’t…
One More Step– it’s almost here!! At dinner today, I told the kids “Mommy’s book will be in the bookstores on Tuesday.” Tessa, my 4 year old, just stared at me and asked for corn. My husband said “Hallelujah!” His funny way of being thankful for many reasons. There’s a lot…
Here we are! Gently God Guides Bible Reading Summary Week 2. My prayer is that you are enjoying the reading each day and anticipating the message God has for you through it. John 16:12-16 We often hear or say or do only partial truths, wouldn’t you say? But oh how…
Have you ever looked at someone and thought “Wow, they make that look so easy.” ? I surely have. My 11 year old daughter makes gymnastics look like a breeze. She flips and turns and jumps with both grace and strength. She is naturally gifted in this area and I watch in…
Within the past couple months, I’ve hit another round of difficulty sleeping. One night a few weeks ago, I could not get my mind to shut down and had to move to the couch for fear of keeping my husband awake. At 2 am, I lie on the couch and…
Welcome to the Gently God Guides Bible reading summary week 1! The reading this week has really been spot on for me. Maybe for you too? Let’s review the passages from this week! Psalm 32:1-8 Are you confused about how to find God’s will? Spend time with him and hold…
Today’s #gentlyGodguides reading from Isaiah 58:7-12 soaked into my soul for many reasons. The entire chapter is so rich I could meditate and elaborate on it for hours. Seriously. But this excerpt resonated especially with me this morning 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to…
One of the things that I love about my husband is that he makes me laugh. And one of the silly things we laugh about is random holidays that no one really understands how they came about. I tried to research the history of “National Do Something Nice Day.” And…
Can you believe this is the last post for the Waiting on God challenge? On October 1st, we began the new Bible reading challenge, Gently God Guides. But for this week, I wanted to stay focused on the Waiting on God Bible reading challenge summary. So let’s take a look at…
