Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine, Love was born at Christmas, Star and Angels gave the sign." Christina Rossetti My focus this second week of Advent is the LOVE of God that came down at Christmas when Jesus was born. Jesus was and is the perfect display of God's love. God …
Advent Week 1- LIGHT
As a part of my Advent devotionals this year, I feel God calling me to write often about what He's teaching me this season. I'm guessing it's going to be a great way to keep me focused on Jesus in the midst of the Christmas "craziness". So, here goes...LIGHT"In the beginning was the Word, and the …
Surrender
One of my favorite old hymns is "Take My Life and Let It Be". The writer, Frances Havergal wrote most of the song in 1874 but up until 1878 the 4th stanza had not been written. History tells us that, "In 1878, four years after writing the hymn, Miss Havergal wrote a friend, 'The Lord has …
Grief
For the few of you that might read my blog; you've probably noticed I haven't been around much the past few weeks. Let's just say things have been a little crazy. But, I'm back and I want to write a little about what God is teaching me about grief. I think it's safe to say …
He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
One of my daughter's favorite songs is "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands". She actually calls it the "Wind and Rain" song because her favorite verse is "He's Got the Wind and the Rain in His Hands". I must admit, ashamedly, that I usually sing this song without putting any thought into it. …
Hope
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." (Proverbs 13:12 ESV) I've been contemplating disappointment and discouragement a lot lately. Not only has my pastor been preaching on the subjects, but I have been feeling a lot of both of those emotions recently. As I was studying today, I came across …
Okay with Being Bored
I know most of you grown-ups, especially moms, might be confused by the title of this post. Most adults and parents can't even fathom the concept of boredom let alone being okay with being bored. Well, just recently I very unexpectedly found myself in the role of stay-at-home mom which in and of itself is …
True Rest
It seems lately that I live in a constant state of exhaustion. (Such is life with a two year old, I guess.) As I type this my daughter is napping and I'm wondering if I should do the same. All of these thoughts about sleep and naps and rest reminds me of the fact that …
Lip Service
Yesterday at church we sang several of my favorite songs but one has lingered with me over the past 24 hours - All To Us by Chris Tomlin. I was so excited when the song started that I couldn't wait to start singing. But about half-way through the chorus which reads, Let the glory of …
Daddy Can Fix It!
I'm always surprised that my two year old can teach me so much more about spiritual matters than any adult ever could. A couple of days ago, Myla walked up to me distraught that her bear's sunglasses had broken. (Yes, my daughter's bear has sunglasses. Thanks Nana!). After inspecting them, I tried to explain to her …
