Over the past six months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the ways God speaks to us. My own struggle to discern his voice and conversations with other women caused me to ask the questions, “How do you know God is speaking to you? Is there a way to know for certain?” As I continue to dig into scripture on this topic and pray, God reveals each day that yes, He speaks to us and yes, we can move forward in the peace of knowing a Word was from Him. If you stick around with me, we’ll explore this Continue Reading
If You Feel Like You’re Drowning in Expectations This Christmas Season
I looked up at night sky and saw the stars dancing among the trees. I blinked once, thinking my eyes were playing tricks on me, but the view was the same. “Look!” I said to my husband. “The stars, they’re moving.” “Yep. Those are winter fireflies,” he said. Even in the darkness, I could see his smirk. Immediately, I realized what these dancing stars were. The laser Christmas light display from the front yard was projecting over the house, into the trees and sky. Its beam added an other Continue Reading
What God Cares About More Than Our Safety and Comfort
A couple of weeks ago, I read that when infants are born, they have an innate need to store memories where they feel safe and loved. Their first experience on this earth is one of trauma because they’re removed from the warm, dark place they knew for nine months. After being placed in a bright, cold and unfamiliar environment, they need to know they are still secure. As they build these safe and loved memories, they gradually can recall them during moments when they’re not being held, rocked or Continue Reading