"But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.'" (Luke 2:10) Most of the time, we're waiting on good news of some kind. We're checking our inboxes, hoping for the call or the text, and scrolling our social media feeds. Maybe we're waiting on something monumental, or perhaps just a little happy moment. What good news are you waiting for? The announcement of a milestone moment in a loved one's life? The baby to be born? Continue Reading
The Best Recommendation You Can Make {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
As the holiday season and Black Friday in particular approaches, I'm reminded that we are by nature promoters. In the coming weeks, we're likely to tell family and friends about the brands we like, the best places to find deals, and the recipes we most recommend. Some of us will post online asking others for the best Christmas events in our area or rating our own experiences to give others insight into how they might spend their next festive weekend. We naturally share about stuff we like, Continue Reading
The Opportunity You Can’t See Yet {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
You look around and nothing seems promising. The only way ahead, it would seem, is to keep trudging along. It feels wrong and it sounds hopeless. No opportunities have come up and you’re running out of ones to dream up. Hang in there. Nothing is impossible with God. That means that when there is no way, He makes one. Have you ever been in a life-size maze? It’s a little terrifying. Every turn you make could be a dead end. Each decision could have you traveling for a long time, lost and Continue Reading
The Value of Asking “Why Me?” {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Reading straight through Scripture, I knew the book of Job was coming next. Sighing to my husband, I began to prepare myself. Job is one of those books that I stiffen up reading. His story begins like a fairytale- prosperity, happiness, abundance. That almost makes what happens next worse. Satan comes before God. He’s been roaming the earth, presumably busily stirring up evil. God- yes, God mentions dear Job to the devil himself. In fact, God asks Satan if he has considered Job, pointing Continue Reading
A Sure Foundation {Recharge Wednesday}
One by one. Ever so carefully. We stacked the pieces with fingers crossed. The tower stood tall, having occupied me, a teenage helper, and several nursery kiddos for most of our time together. All it took was one wide-eyed, deviously grinning four-year-old. He slipped through our grasp, and, with one swift kick, it all came tumbling down. Months. It took months to build those set pieces. Weeks and weeks with entire evenings dedicated to planning, painting, and assembling before the Continue Reading
When It’s Not Over {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“The end,” the story says. To successfully conclude the plot of a story, you must wrap up the loose ends. At the end of a person’s life, there is a service to conclude their time on earth. When you get sick, one of the first questions you ask the doctor is “when will I will be better?” After a tragedy occurs, there is a point in which restitution is expected, a point at which an "end" is reached: the check arrives, the new house is moved into, the perpetrator goes to jail. This looking Continue Reading
