The Vivian Story

Originally posted on ARRESTED BY GRACE:
Lamentations 3: 31-33 31 For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. 32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. 33 For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone. Parish desired for me to share the rest of the…

My King is Everything

Originally posted on ARRESTED BY GRACE:
Imagine Jesus sitting at Starbucks waiting for you to show up.  He knew ahead of time (actually before time began) that this moment would come.  He was on the way to have some dinner, but decided to veer off the path and head to Starbucks for a fresh cup…

Look into His eyes

Can you imagine being on the cross next to Jesus and looking into His dying eyes filled with love?  My Lent devotional shared how everyone scorned and rebuked Jesus while He was on the cross, but one man realized the love and power of Jesus while he was dying a painful, criminal’s death. Then he…

You can’t let this paralyze you…

Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace… We recently watched Grace Unplugged as a family.  There was one scene in which the wayward daughter had brought such heartache to the parents that the pastor of their church spoke candidly to the father. “You can’t let this paralyze you.” He went on to…

There Is So Much Love at the Cross

A song God gave me in a dream:   A message He gave to my soul: Follow along as I read WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST!  CLAIM IT!   Knowing Who I Am in Christ by Joyce Meyer Not sure who you really are? Read this list of Biblical truths that reveal who God made…

Paradigm Shift

After reading Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds, our class was inspired to think more creatively on how we present data and information. We all agreed that a healthy balance of facts and creativity needed to exist. If you are too flashy without emphasizing facts, would you be taken seriously? If you were all about facts,…

It’s Okay To Be Broken

Originally posted on Reckless Abandonment:
Have you ever gone through the valley? I don’t mean a bad day or even a bad week. I’m talking months. Feeling like “this” is all there is to life. Wake up, shower, homeschool, maybe slide in a nap, do dishes, laundry, cook dinner, clean up from dinner, shower, (I have…

The Wedding Dance

The Wedding Dance He Speaks: 7 You are a princess,and your feet are graceful    in their sandals.Your thighs are works of art,    each one a jewel;2 your navel is a wine glass    filled to overflowing.Your body is full and slenderlike a bundle of wheat    bound together by lilies.3 Your breasts are like twins    of a deer.4 Your neck is like ivory,    and your eyes sparklelike…

Disorganized or God-ordained?

Remember all the times you’ve placed something just where you knew you would not forget, and you forgot?  How about when someone does that for you, and you don’t even know they did? God in his infinite wisdom, humor, and timing caused a “happening” over time in my life.  I just had to roll with…