*I wrote this originally for Our City on a Hill as “I Saw God” **Please take the time to check out the link and see what ourcityonahill.net is up to:) Sometimes I wonder how many times I miss a God sighting. I know that sounds like a silly, wasted thought but when I actually get a glimpse and recognize the beauty of […]
I want to be a better “noticer.” I want to live looking for wonder and I want to celebrate it when I see it. Today, I saw shoes, shoes that took my breath away and not because they smelled — but because of whom they remind me of and point to. These are my husbands shoes. I see these shoes […]
This post was written for and originally shared at : 8 Ways To Give Yourself Grace **Please take the time to check out Kaitlin Chappell’s Blog When Kaitlin asked me to write a guest post for her blog, it was an easy YES! Little did I know, this would be the tip of the GRACE ICEBERG God wanted to show me. I […]
“I am full of words and MY spirit compels me to speak…” Job 32:18 RED FLAG: When “I and MY” are fueling our thoughts, it would be wise to keep our mouthes from firing off. Our opinions often masquerade as truth in our own minds. ____________ I think we can almost all remember a time where we spoke too soon, […]
Looking back through a 30-year-old lens gives me clarity bathed in gold dust. I pray you leave this post a little richer and that you are inspired to go on a hindsight treasure hunt of your own. 30 Takeaways From the 30th High-School Reunion: 1) Hindsight is NOT actually 20/20. 2) All of our filters are fractured and fresh. 3) […]
Have you ever been hooked on a feeling? I have! In fishing terminology, “take” is when the fish actually becomes “hooked.” But a fish is not “caught” until it is “landed,” prevented from escape. As believers, the enemy of our soul cannot “land” our soul but he can “hook” us pretty good, if we’re not alert and aware of his schemes. […]
Pondering The Book of Ruth: The Book of Ruth offers hope to anyone who has ever felt like they don’t fit in. The odds were stacked against Ruth in the culture she lived in BUT GOD chose the least likely as a link in the lineage of Christ. The parts of our story that we think disqualify us may be […]
Thank you “Wisdom of the Wounded” for the opportunity to share my story on your site. “Your Presence is the Greatest Gift of All” A guest post by Katie Wilson 26 years ago, the phone rang in my college apartment. I had just spent the afternoon in the library studying, and now I was enjoying a movie rental and dinner […]
I often use Twitter as an online journal. I tweet my God-whispered, take-away treasures. After writing in my paper journal, I will take the time to condense the words to a TWEETABLE moment and then take it a step further by making a word-picture to capture the whisper in color. It took me years as a student to realize I […]
This is the beginning of my 11th year of freedom. January has become my leaning in and listening month, -resting in God’s Presence, -writing what He whispers -and waiting on the MORE He promises and delivers. I don’t typically share the January private moments on the blog but I felt the Lord asking me to post my journal response to […]
