Worry is such a wrestler, isn’t she? Sometimes life issues have a big 1-2 punch and send us to the mat, but worry? She likes a good wrestling match. She wants to sneak in, grab hold and gradually pull her victim down. She chooses her matches carefully and her strongholds…
Welcome to the Perfect Peace Bible reading summary week 4! This week I made a purposeful commitment to slow down and meditate on the reading. So while I still take just a few minutes in the morning to read, at some point during the day, I’ve taken a few more…
Most of us have heard it said “Be careful what you pray for; you just might get it!” And what if your prayer is for patience? No one wants the trials to develop patience, right? But oh, how I need patience. Yesterday I had to just stop and pray for…
This weekend I took my first attempt at Bible art journaling. As I mentioned previously, there are all sorts of ways to journal through your Bible. But I’ve been very attracted to artistic lettering and learning how to use this beautiful form of art to highlight Bible passages that speak to…
Welcome to Perfect Peace Week 3 Summary! If you’ve been reading along, then you know that we have enjoyed reading wonderful passages on the peace of God. Some have reassured me; some have convicted me. Maybe you too? Let’s take a look at the Scriptures from the last week. John…
Inspired to get more Scripture in your life? Me too! My parents had a plaque in our house and growing up, I saw this verse every day: Choose this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 Needless to say,…
The sky darkened within a matter of minutes. I was already wearing my running shoes and had determined that this time I would make it out that door. I was overdue for a run and need to get back in training mode. Half marathons don’t happen without practice. So I…
Welcome to the Perfect Peace Bible Reading Summary Week 2! Wow, what a fabulous week of reading. I experienced many new thoughts about how we can obtain and maintain peace in our lives. I hope you did too! Let’s take a look at the week of reading: Psalm 4:1-8 One way to…
Last week was the first week of summer break for the kids. Now I love my kids more than anything. Truly. But I’ll just be honest and tell you that less routine and more fun last week forced me to run to chocolate more than once. In fact, I moved…
A little over 6 years ago, a seed sprouted in my heart to begin using words to reach people with a message. I knew that God wanted me to share his love with others and specifically, I felt that I needed to share the soul change I had experienced through walking…
Welcome to the Perfect Peace week 1 summary for the June Topical Bible reading challenge. The reading began on Monday, June 1st and wow- the passages have been incredibly thought-provoking. We’ll review the four passages we read this week up until today. Are you ready? Psalm 29:1-11 Psalm 29 is…
Do you ever get this feeling of unrest you can’t seem to shake? And you’re not sure exactly where it’s coming from or how to process it? It can be frustrating when you can’t pinpoint the reason for the feeling. Is it a prompt to make a change or a…
