One of my favorite books is Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard. It's the allegorical story of the journey of Much Afraid, with the Shepherd, from the Valley of Humiliation to the High Places. While there are things I disagree with in the book (mainly how Songs of Songs is used), I can very much relate to Much Afraid's journey and as such ( Read more... )

Yesterday at lunch, the kids and I were discussing how big God is. In response to a comment made by Aylwen (almost 4) about growing bigger than God, I had told them that we could never be bigger than God...He's bigger than everything. Aidan (5) had wanted to know just how big God actually is and I told him that any measurement we could try to use ( Read more... )

Being a grown-up is hard...and, in my opinion, being a single grown-up is even harder. There are decisions to make and responsibilities to handle and all of it falls on you. Granted, I know that's what is supposed to happen as you become an adult, but that doesn't make it any easier. And this past semester I've really started to have to be a "grown ( Read more... )

After personal experience and much thought about some of the things the Lord has been teaching me lately, I’ve come to a conclusion...politeness is a great destroyer of true fellowship and close friendships.

That may seem like a ridiculous thing to say...I mean, aren’t we supposed to be polite to each other?! Well, actually, according to the Bible ( Read more... )

After the couple months of summer, I am once again back at school. I know that I said I wasn’t going to be coming back, but plans changed and I’m back now. This year is going to be very different from last year…many things have changed, I’m not taking a full load, etc., but it’s still good to be back!

Since many of my close friends are here at ( Read more... )

I'm sitting at my desk, and through my open window, coupled with the sound of a passing train (I love that sound...remind me someday to tell you why) comes the twitters of birds who are obviously very glad to be alive...you can just tell! And occasionally a deliciously cool breeze blows in, laden with the scents of early spring...mmmmmm (*deep ( Read more... )

I was reading in Lamentations this morning...chapter three...and came across one of my favorite passages...

"Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.  'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'Therefore I hope in Him!'  The LORD is good to those who wait ( Read more... )

Romans
by Jennifer Knapp

Just when I think I've got it, it's gone
When I think I know the answer,
And I dare to raise my hand, it's wrong
Stop, stop, stop, this foolish pride of mine
That dares to drag me far away from You
When I try to do it my way
I always lose, I always lose, Your point of view.

Oh, I don't have to be condemned
Jesus saved me from the ( Read more... )

Back around the beginning of the year, I wrote up a post containing the lyrics and musings on one of my favorite songs, "He's Always Been Faithful", by Sara Groves.  Here are the words again...

Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God's hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways

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[I typed this up late, late last night (I love my laptop!)...it's a compilation of things that I jotted down late another night in my "scribbles notebook", various selected pieces from a couple different entries in my prayer journal and thoughts that came to me whilst typing. Hopefully it's at least slightly comprehendible...and don't expect this ( Read more... )