Enough....more than enough.

with Mike & Nan at Aunt Catfish's This morning I sat in my peaceful new living room, giving thanks to my Father.  The radio played p...

TGC Women's Conference: Part 2

UPDATE:  Video and Audio from the conference are now available!   click here... Hello blog friends!  'Just finished reading Ephesians 1-...

A Tribute to All the 'Brave-hearts'

Well, if not for all the rain here in the central Florida region, we'd be out grilling, taking in some rays, or just enjoying the outdoo...

When You're Waiting for Redemption

Source You've waited.  And waited.  To see your story turned around.  To see God bring good out of your suffering.  To know God's lo...

The Redemptive Nature of Housekeeping

I tackled a week's worth of laundry today! My legs ached from yesterday's workout, but I lugged the heavy clothes basket down two fl...

Community: the Good and Bad, all Shared

Source I've been in some good community groups, and some bad....some in between.  I've had friends that have walked with me through ...

The Struggle to Wait, and What to Do in the Meantime?

Source I sat at our kitchen table earlier this week, with my head in my hands.... tears rolled down my face and I didn't understand why....

Togetherness and Redemption

Source Togetherness.  It is a central tenet of the Christian faith, seen in Genesis, Revelation, and everything in between.  It is seen in t...

No More Whys: When God's Comfort is Better than Answers

The revelation came gently to my soul, like a butterfly landing on a pile of mismatched items (concerns, questions, and the like) ....it was...

The Glimpse of Light, on the Darkest Day

Source You've heard it said that the dawn shines most brightly after the darkest night.  And today it couldn't be any truer.  We rem...

Who I Am in Christ: Justified by Grace through Faith

It was early 2005.  A series of unfortunate events, brought on by genetic chemical imbalances, this fallen world, and my own weaknesses, and...

Getting Off the Performance Merry-Go-Round

photo credit I'm was used to spinning.  The dizzying spin of life, where there are too many things to do and not enough time to do them....

Experiencing Healing from Christ for Hard Times

Greetings, my friends and readers.  :)  I trust you are enjoying this start to the week.  I am having a rare Monday, where my list is full o...

The Joyful Journey

It was a sight that surprised me, this morning on the way to my last day at the boys' school.  Perhaps because I too am impatient.  The ...

On the Bookshelf

Good books keep me going....and here are a couple that have encouraged me lately.  Perhaps they will do the same for you! I had a lovely tim...

Remembering the Oaks

beautiful colors on my walk The day was long at some points, as I didn't have my car, and I felt the need to wander through the neigh...

In Praise and Thanks....

....to the God I love, a tribute, to His: ~Faithfulness ~Goodness ~All-sufficient Grace ~Wisdom ~Power ~Timing Yesterday, several of our fer...

Are you Real?

      Today I came across a quote that I love, one of my all-time favorites, actually!  It reminded me of a lesson that has come long and ha...

Wrestling with the Angel

 Read with me in Genesis 32... 24  So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.  25  When the man saw that he could n...