The little boat dropped my husband and me off on a rocky beach in Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska. We had planned this 5-mile adventure hike out to Grewingk glacier months before, but now that we were here, I was most definitely questioning the wisdom of entering known grizzly bear country. Adding to my anxiety…
She was dancing her heart out at the front of the auditorium at this Christian women’s conference – raising her hands to the sky during worship, shouting amen. Clearly, there was a story behind her infectious worship. Little did I know I would get to hear it a bit later that evening from the stage….
Have you ever held back in prayer, thinking you might just stun our Lord Jesus with your details or with your inner most thoughts? This past week, I was listening to a lesson on this very familiar story of the woman with the “issue of blood” in Mark 5 and one statement struck a hard…
As I type this post, the Capitol building has been breached by protestors. It is a very disturbing sight to see our very own symbolic building of nationalism billowing with tear gas, pictures of protestors invading the congressional chambers, and national guardsmen escorting protestors off the grounds. How did we get here, America? Was it…
Dumpster fire, train wreck, unprecedented. These are just a few ways people have described 2020. To help us mentally cope with the stress and strain, we certainly have stepped up our meme-game. Here are some of my favorites. So much in this year has been gnawed away by the virus, racial unrest, and politics. I…
Discombobulated. That’s a fun word to say. It is a just a multisyllabic way of saying I’m confused about a whole lot right now. Maybe you feel the same. We have schools going virtual left and right because of COVID-19. There are challenges to who the next president will be. Will we ever be able…
I remember the first Thanksgiving meals we had after two of my brothers passed away. Their deaths were separated by several years, but the feelings were similar. There was sadness of course, but also a bit of awkwardness about whether or not we should even mention their names for fear of dampening spirits even more….
This morning as I darted off to work as I do every morning, I kissed Tim goodbye, grabbed my keys, my phone, my cup full of Spark, and my backpack. Oh shoot – I forgot something – my mask. I hurried back in and tried to find one that somewhat matched my outfit. Masks have…
An altar is a place of encounters…Encounters with the King of Glory. <Tweet This Altars in the Old Testament were places of: Sacrifice Fellowship & Communion with God Memorial Life-changing Encounters As I nose-dived into studying the Old Testament altars, I found sometimes the builders were prompted to build one by God, while sometimes the building was…
The year was 1985. There I stood on the sidewalk…yellow suitcase in hand. It was the only suitcase our family owned. It contained everything I needed for my freshman year at the University of Alabama. With my other hand, I waved goodbye to my mom and sisters as they drove away in our navy blue Nova from…