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

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

Lord, give me strength to stand in the face of correction and to endure being refined. Burn away the falsehood in me and shine the light of Your wisdom upon me. Teach me the right way. Show me Your truth. Humble my heart and give me the strength to stand. Fill me with the joy of Your presence, as one rejoices in the light of the Sun. Fill my heart ( Read more... )

This week I've been diffusing a combination of Coriander + Petitgrain + Thyme ( Read more... )

Ephesians 6:18 - "praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit"

Jude 1:20 - "praying in the Holy Spirit"A conversation has parts where one speaks and the other listens - so does that mean that part of prayer is speaking and part of it is listening? I guess most people call the speaking part "prayer" and the listening part Bible " ( 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... )

"Say among the nations,
  'The Lord reigns;
  The world also is firmly established,
  It shall not be moved;
  He shall judge the peoples righteously.'Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ( Read more... )

I got caught up in a little adventure today. There was a small, fluffy bird in the driveway when I pulled in today. He didn't fly away when I parked, so that told me something was wrong. After I got my stuff out of the car, I went over to see. A fledgling house sparrow was there, looking very rough. He was holding one wing loose as if it were ( Read more... )

"I found trouble and sorrow ... I was brought low, and He saved me." Psalm 116:3,6 ( Read more... )

Earlier this week, I had an odd dream. I had gone to Lebannon with my parents to search for a house. We ascended a mountain and found some beautiful houses built atop the rock, looking down into long pools of water in the distance below. Workmen were scurrying about finishing the construction of the nearest house. We talked with a salesman who ( Read more... )