My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the…
Category: Marriage
Wedding Veils
Ringing the Marriage Bell at one of the Venues Yesterday our family went on an adventure to find the perfect spot for my oldest daughter’s wedding. We had time in between two places so went home for brunch–sausage and gravy with homemade biscuits. Our discussions lingered on flowers, budget, decorations, and the veil came up….
Permission and Blessing
Life comes at you fast. One moment you are teaching long division to your fourth grader and the next minute she’s engaged. We saw this coming, but you can never know your feelings and thoughts until the day actually arrives. My oldest’s boyfriend for 7 years came by the house to ask permission from my…
Love NEVER fails
“Often when external blessing seems to elude us, internal spiritual gifts come tumbling our direction. Sometimes–not always but sometimes–it takes being in the worst shape of your life to see and hear the Lord.” Priscilla Shirer Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (I John 4:8) I heard a song…
Wake up laughing…
Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. Proverbs 20: 6-7 Our yard is filled with clovers. During this clover season, my husband has decided to shower me with four-leaf clovers. It takes a good 20…
Excavation
Lisa Bevere shared through an interview with Joyce Meyer that she prayed for God to excavate her heart. She laughed, and said she wanted to take that prayer back when the tough times came, thinking it would look more like landscaping her heart. Lord, just accessorize my life, please don’t excavate–that’s too painful and hard!…
Thank you Parish
So sweet and loving to have a note from Proverbs 31 after writing my post. God is good. Thank you girls for a yummy breakfast. Worshiping this morning the one who gave us our first breath! Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Matt Redman I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I…
First Breath
Your first breath You came into this life– a beautiful soul knitted by the very hands of God in my womb You opened your eyes and searched for me “Here I am sweet girl. We’ve waited in anticipation of this very moment!” I am forever changed because God has entrusted me to be your mother….
The Long Way: The Land of Milk and Honey
“When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” Exodus 13:17 Looking at…
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…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 