I began desperately asking God to teach me this principle of living easy and light He started to guide me through word searches in the scripture. As I was looking at scriptures about peace, my heart stopped when I read the last part of Psalm 34:14: “Seek peace and pursue it.” So simple it… Continue reading In Pursuit of Peace
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The Invitation
Let’s start today with a story. Just imagine… Two sisters are planning a dinner together, and sisterly dynamics are always really interesting right? The struggle for identity in their younger years made the older one “responsible” and the younger one a little, well, let’s just say she is more carefree. Martha had invited HIM….Jesus…no pressure.… Continue reading The Invitation
The Throw Down
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:7-8 The Greek verb for “cast” or “to cast upon” is epirripto (ἐπιρρίπτω), which literally means to “throw down or… Continue reading The Throw Down
Shut the Door
With four children six and under, one of the only “alone times” I get throughout the day is when I am in the bathroom, but even those moments are not always secure right? Think little fingers under the door and broken doorknobs from little ones thinking the door was just “stuck”—because Mama would never lock… Continue reading Shut the Door
Vultures and Cold Coffee
When is the last time you felt truly carefree?… Was it a place you remember? Was it a person you were with? Was it a time or season in your life? For me, the moment was sitting outside on my back porch watching my children play, a mug of warm (luke-warm) coffee in… Continue reading Vultures and Cold Coffee