Funerals are a sobering celebration. I attended a family funeral on Friday. The pastor shared a personal message of transformation. The message in light of death and resurrection had a mysterious weight. Words spoken were not only absorbed in your mind, but your eyes experienced transformation. Transformation: an act, or process, a complete or major change in…
Category: Soul Work
His Work
The Great Exchange!
The great exchange between man and wife is rooted in the love Jesus has for His church. When we accept the love of Jesus, we become His beloved. I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine… Song of Solomon 6:3 We have watched Victoria and Spencer in their first year of marriage live out…
Lessons learned: Managing disappointment
Timing is everything. It’s the less than a second win for the gold medalist; the near miss; the moment God connects your situation to an answer in His Word; and the prayer that’s answered. For the last 5 years, I’ve worked diligently through a process to obtain a goal. The process has been rich with…
Live NOW
Living in the now can be challenging. It is best to plan meals, organize your week, and have a system of keeping the house clean. As my Aunt Polly would say, “Everything is up to date and highly satisfactory!” This was an affirmation that she would say to customers when they would call in about…
SATISFIED
Today is a beautiful reminder of the perfect, free gift from Jesus’ work on the cross and His resurrection. ALL HAS BEEN SATISFIED. You need not offer anything but acceptance. You don’t have to be over that habit, or completely healed. You don’t have to perform wondrous acts of service. You need not offer any…
Mrs. Kistner’s Bread
On Sunday, I found myself up in the attic with my daughter of 27 years. She was gathering items for her new home as wife and mother to our sweet Adelaide Louise. As we began to go through boxes, she found her old middle school journals. We laughed as she talked about crushes, SOLS, teachers,…
You’ve got about 70 years..
I have enjoyed the options on Netflix. They have a category for Christian viewing that features the reading of God’s Word. I cleaned my house listening and watching The Gospel of John. The other night I began to watch the book of Daniel. Daniel at a tender, young age was taken from his homeland to…
I am He!
Yesterday I cleaned my house. While cleaning, I listened to Elevation Church and watched The Gospel of John on Netflix. I would either listen without the visualizations, or stop and watch if the passage grabbed my attention. I played the scene in John where Jesus goes to the well and meets up with a Samaritan…
Too Big? Start Small.
I love Valentine’s Day. As a child, I loved the chocolate, red hearts, and cards. I would walk around throughout the year in pursuit of heart shaped rocks. Knowing my passion, my husband has purchased heart shaped boxes for me for special occasions during our many years of marriage. I’m not sure why this Valentine’s Day…
Your Words Matter
Today is the beginning of Lent. Last night during our time of fellowship and family we discussed the power and control of negativity and a critical spirit. From the discussion, I awoke with a passion to make a paradigm shift from death to life during this season of Lent. Habits are broken with consistent and…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 