One of the things I've been wrestling with this year is harshness toward myself. I struggle to accept God's love for me. I feel like I will only ever grieve Him. I believe that I'm incapable of bringing Him delight. I don't seek the crown of life - I feel guilty for wanting to share in glory. I'm drawn to the descriptions of our Lord's Passion, ( Read more... )

I'm so incredibly thankful for God's mercy to me. <3 ( Read more... )

morning contemplations 10/29/2020 ( Read more... )

Sometimes navigating life feels like being tossed through a car wash - bumped with rollers, scrubbed with brushes, and splashed with water as I roll on through the day. By the time I get to the end, I'm tired, sore, and wet - ick :P ( Read more... )

This morning, I wasn't feeling well :( So I stayed home to rest. When I got up, I read some psalms starting at Psalm 51 and reading through Psalm 55. I wrote out some prayers and some verses from them:

"...You do not delight in burnt offering ( Read more... )

What a strange turn of events. New and yet...I feel like I've been here before. My boss asked if I'd be ok and I said, "Sure, I've done this before for a whole year!" In a sense, I felt fine; but in another sense, I felt angry. Not again ( Read more... )

The angels' messages to Mary and Joseph (recorded in Luke 1 and Matthew 1) were different, but refer to many of the same things.

Promise of an eternal king (Promise given to David in 2 Samuel 7)The angel tells Mary that "the Lord God will give [Jesus] the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His ( Read more... )

Are these two passages parallel?

"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." Hebrews 2:14-15 ( Read more... )

-I rush from corner store-to-store in order to find enough spinach for my casserole...because I have to finish dinner before 7 pm so my roommates have time to eat before leaving for their evening studies and get-togethers ( Read more... )

Last night I caught up with my roommates over frozen yogurt at 32 Below. While the restaurant was incredibly loud and thus uncomfortable/painful/stress-provoking, I was thankful for the chance to see and talk with my sweet sisters. They wanted to know how things were going, how my recent travels had been, and how I was feeling. They also asked ( Read more... )