“Sometimes when the bell rings and the halls fill with students, I wonder do I even matter, does anyone even see me?” shared my youth student. We can often feel like an insignificant number lost in a large crowd of people. I remember being her age and asking the same question, and in all honesty… Continue reading “Do I Matter?” A Search for Significance
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Our Stories have Written us into the People we are Today.
My single super hero mom full of endless energy and strength had never taken anything so hard, and I had watched her take my father’s hot-tempered, unfaithful and irrational verbal abuse for almost 15 years. She had persevered with such grace as she gave daily care to my grandmother in her last months of cancer.… Continue reading Our Stories have Written us into the People we are Today.
Search for Peace
The advent season is a time to slow the rush of life and to reflect on our greatest gift, the gift of our Messiah. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting… Continue reading Search for Peace
Passionate Patience
I am one of those people that try to fit way too many things into any given block of time. Always believing to a fault that everything will run smoothly, according to plan, the quickest and most thorough way it could happen so that everything I want to get done will be accomplished. Only to… Continue reading Passionate Patience
The Discomfort of Change Can Bring the Maturity of Peace
Tis the season of Back to School stress!! In the frenzy of emptying our bank account and filling our shopping carts with binders, folders, notebooks, glue, pencils and pens not to mention the shopping demands of the new back to school attire shoes, back packs and clothes for each of our children and you have… Continue reading The Discomfort of Change Can Bring the Maturity of Peace
The Truth About Serving
I had the honor and the privilege of working alongside our youth group for Serve Springfield this week. Serve Springfield is a collaboration of 15 local youth groups to go out and serve the city of Springfield. During the days they are doing projects for organizations such as the Victory Mission, Convoy of Hope, Pregnancy… Continue reading The Truth About Serving
4 Things to Keep You Deeply Rooted
Tis the time of year that every gardener begins to think about what to plant, where to plant and how to nourish the soil so that it will best feed the plant. All nature of things are fed to the compost, coffee grounds saved, manure secured, egg shells kept all in an attempt to create… Continue reading 4 Things to Keep You Deeply Rooted
What Calms Me
“The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zeph 3:17) Our fears are quieted in the Father’s love. All our anxieties, stresses and worries are hushed by His love.… Continue reading What Calms Me
Comparison Breeds Loneliness
We were created in the image of God. From the beginning of time it has been God the Father, Jesus Christ His son, and the Holy Spirit. They have had perfect intimacy and community from the beginning of time. We were created to share in their family. We were created with a need for the… Continue reading Comparison Breeds Loneliness
“Be Still”
My girls love to go to the paint café and use their creative juices on a piece of pottery. We always go in the late summer when our summer reading earns us a free paint session. The last few years I’ve picked a square tile to use as a coaster by my bed that I… Continue reading “Be Still”