“Our Satisfying Treasure” (Post by Leslie Pendergrass)

I am such a happy-go-lucky person that I have never experienced really any level of despair-until this week! It was the oddest thing and honestly I was caught off guard by it. For me the source of despair was connected with my disconnection from the Lord. Life is busy, we are so isolated from community,…

Established Footsteps Resources (Free!)

What a blessing to spend the month of July in worship, study and prayer with so many of you from the Hampton Roads Area of VA. God did some great work and He continues to work through the ministries of Established Footsteps! As we conclude this month of study, we wanted to follow up with a…

Not obligated and melting up!

I’ve been listening and studying the messages of Sharon Thomas from Established Footsteps.  Romans 8 and Psalm 27 go great together!  At least after studying those two messages with her I found a pattern of glorious triumph in my personal life. I am not obligated to my feelings and emotions. The Lord is my light…

Give us THIS day

This is the day the Lord has made.  We will rejoice and be glad in it!  Psalm 118:24 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Song of Solomon 2:1 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his…

Mint Jelly

Today was a beautiful day of cutting the grass (yes it takes us two days) and trimming branches.  My husband asked me to “tend to the mint”–he seriously sounded like Pa on Little House on the Prairie.  I smiled.  What to do with so much mint? Prep: 15 min. + standing Process: 10 min. Yield: 88…

As the deer…

Shortly after writing the post, “Wholehearted Parenting” my teenager and husband joined me in the living room for a morning chat before the busy day of VBS and cutting grass. Looking out the window, for the first time, we saw a mommy and baby deer in our front yard!  God you are faithful to confirm…

Wholehearted Parenting

Brene’ Brown in Daring Greatly shared advice that she received years ago and has wholeheartedly applied to her parenting. …a beautiful thing about the messages that we get about who we are is when a child first walks into a room…..It’s interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room.  Does your face light…

Connecting and Worshiping a Faithful God

Past and present are intertwined and the future held by God alone.  All time is in His hands! Finding my way to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, I look to the left and see my past.  Parking in the deck and meandering to my little table to worship, reflect, and create, I sense my future–prayers…