A few years ago, my husband and I took a vacation and drove down south. I grew up mostly in California, so I had never been south of Tennessee, other than one trip to Disney World when our kids were very young. We stopped in Knoxville, Tennessee and Mobile Alabama. We drove down to the…

Turn your eyes upon JesusLook full in his wonderful faceAnd the things of earth will grow strangely dimIn the light of his glory and grace When I was 7 years old, my dad was a pastor at a church in Pascoe Washington. The sanctuary of that church had a large stained-glass picture of Jesus on…

4:45am and I am awake. There is so much uncertainty in our world right now and as I heard someone say yesterday, “they keep moving the target”. My dad prayed that I would know the Lord in even a greater way than he did; that prayer really touched me. But why do I feel so…

The past month has been one of the most challenging and strange times in my life. I know many of you are feeling the same way-the pressure, the anxiety, the stress, the questions. I wanted to share a bit of what’s been on my heart in these past couple weeks with you today. I am…

We all celebrate Easter. You buy the candy eggs, the peep chicks, the chocolate bunnies. The Easter Bunny visits leaving our children baskets filled with toys and candy. That is how I grew up celebrating Easter and mostly how my kids also grew up. When our children were little, my husband would put the Easter…

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. -2 Corinthians 4:8-9 This feels like my “verse of the week”. We are all struggling right now, in some way or another. There is such uncertainty, apprehension, and fear. It permeates…

You’ve heard the saying, “When God closes a door, he opens a window.” This past week, God closed a door that in my mind I had started to step through. I will be honest, it hurt a little. There was disappointment and then doubt. It wasn’t that I wanted this with all my heart. It…

There is so much uncertainty, anxiety and fear in our hearts right now. We have never seen such events; some days it feels like the world has just stopped! Back in early February, I had jotted down some blog ideas and it is ironic how relevant they are today. Why is this happening? Am I…

Fear not! The bible tells us to “fear not” 88 times and the word “strength” is mentioned 360 times. So, in this time of great fear and angst, let us give our anxiety and fear to God and submit to his power and glory, that we may receive his peace. In John 16:33, Jesus speaks…

Psalm 37:4, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart”. What are the desires of your heart? Desire is defined as “a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen”. We all have something we desire. Is it wealth, children, security, love? The…