While at the cottage this past summer, I got to go paddle-boarding a number of times. The feeling of being on the water, with the warm breeze all around you is one of the best parts of summer! One particular time when I went, my heart was filled with many emotions as I was processing… Continue reading Wind and Waves

The days ahead seem so uncertain. I desire to feel in control of the upcoming days. That is not happening though. Life could go in many different directions but right now the way seems hidden. I tried to make all my plans but the Lord is reminding me that He is the one who is… Continue reading An Uncertain Future with a Certain God

It was a rainy Saturday morning when I was awakened early by a thunderstorm. Because of the storm, I knew I wouldn’t be falling back to sleep so I ended up laying in bed for a while pondering life. I had a lot on my mind as some major life changes were around the corner… Continue reading The Highest Consideration

Find a place to commune with Jesus.Withdraw from all the busyness and stress of life,Turn down all the noise and distractions.Come enjoy the rest Jesus offers,He invites us to come away to a quiet place.It will become such a treasured spot,One you will want to return to over and over. We all need a place… Continue reading A Treasured Spot

Change is possible. I know, change sometimes seems anything but possible. Our actions and words can often seem stuck in a deep rut. Our thoughts and motivations appear to be stuck where we don’t want them to be. Change seems too hard at times. The very patterns we hate in ourselves seem to be on… Continue reading Change is Possible

At some point in our life, we will all have to grapple with how we will respond when the goodness of God is hard to see and to understand. When life is going smoothly and as expected, it is easy to rejoice in the goodness of God. There are times though that God’s goodness seems… Continue reading A Distinct Hope

It is no small thing when we gather together as believers to worship our great God on a Sunday morning. Church can become so routine and sadly sometimes we focus more about what is happening afterwards, that we forget the wonder that our gathering is even possible. It is no small thing that we have… Continue reading No Small Thing

I’m learning that part of the Christian single life, there will be times of grief.  Just as there are times in life we are reminded of a loved one we have lost in the past, there are times I’m reminded of the life I thought I would have by now. I expected to be a… Continue reading Every Heart Aches

I’m learning that I have to ask God to help me love as He has loved me because I cannot do it in my own strength.  Often my motive can be wrong and self-serving.  I can have this subtle temptation to feel like if I show love to someone, they should show love back to… Continue reading A New Kind of Love

 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on… Continue reading Shallow Love