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Joy in the dark.
There are many pandemic days burned into the permanent section of my memory, including the day my phone buzzed with a text from my junior high daughter: “mom you have to come get me now.” Every muscle in my arm wanted to launch the phone across the room. I called, and she cried.
The Windows
Strength to live authentically comes from God, alone. King David’s encouragement is centered on the confidence source of our courage. Living our full truth out loud comes from bravely walking within our God-placed purpose. Comparing our lives to those around us, and the mold of societal acceptance, chokes our ability to live uninhibited. But life exposed to the Light sets us free.
The Strength to Be Joyful
The voice outside the door was pretty routine. I had tried to steal a moment away to go to the bathroom, and fooled myself into thinking that shutting the door would signal the little people in the house to allow me a moment of privacy. (Bah. Ha. Ha.) God’s sense of humor never ceases to amaze me, and the state in which He met me for this…
The Hiding Place (#recall12 series, October)
Welcome to the #recall12 series, where we are memorizing a little bit of God’s great Word each month! This month’s verse is: “The Eternal watches everything.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 Squeak …SQUeak …SQUEAK! Her lack of patience gives away her hiding spot every time. She just can’t stand the suspense of waiting to be found. My little girl prefers the ‘seek’ in hide-and-go-seek. This month’s…
The Teenage Word of the 90’s. (#recall 12 series, August)
Welcome to the #recall12 series, where we are memorizing a little bit of God’s great Word each month! This month’s verse is: “Fill your minds with beauty and truth.” Philippians 4:8a “Whatever, Dad …” My teenage voice echoes in my head every time I hear the word, ‘whatever.’ I said it so many times in those seven years of my teenage life that my Dad…
