I sincerely apologize for royally sucking at being church. While I’ve been very disciplined at participating in different levels of churchy activities, I lacked God’s heart in building a unified Christian community. I’m doing a 180 degree turn in attitude and in ministry, as I listen more closely to the scriptures with an ear…
Out of the most difficult times have come the foundations of my faith. Without the strife of infertility, I might still be second guessing whether God exists. Without all-nighters nebulizing my asthmatic child, I might not believe prayer effective. You could say that these troublesome experiences were the fires that burnt away doubt, as…
February 21, 2021 marks my first anniversary of blogging! The celebration is without cake and party hats but full of reflection and self-affirmations. One cannot commemorate a milestone without some applause! Think of how we gather around the highchair of our one-year-old singing songs and smiling praise! That is the feeling I have for…
Unfamiliar territory can trip me up! Recently during a delightful outing, a single unknown caused me to loose all peace and joy because I let fear carry the conversation the entire way. The experience is teaching me that I have not mastered my mind. How I approach new things has become deep set in…
Last month, while in Hawaii, I wrote a post entitled Conquering Fear-Moving Forward With A Big Splash. In this post, I talked about how we need to push back against fear in order to gain ground against it. A personal example was happening in real-time…overcoming the fear of drowning by becoming comfortable in our…
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does…
I’m currently sitting in an Airbnb in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with the ocean out one window and a luscious green space of tropical foliage before me. How did I get here? It wasn’t an accident, let me tell you! The story behind what brings me to this point in time is one part effort and…
This week my husband and I set off on an adventure in touring parts of Northern India! It has been a long time since we two have traveled to a foreign culture. We’ve entered into a new season of life as empty nesters, with retirement in sight, and this trip is the champagne send…
