Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 5 Minutes Servings: 12 “I make this tea bread when the lavender is in bloom. Try it with fresh strawberry slices on top.” INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cup milk 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour…
At the end of the day…
At a compassion fatigue workshop, one of my co-workers shared a paradigm shift in her mind that brought healing. At the end of the day, we have a choice to concentrate on all we did not get done, or celebrate the things we accomplished. This simple activity has brought healing to me. I’m a list…
Running on empty?
So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of…
Not a “sometimes God”
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden. Even the God who is our salvation.” Psalm 68:19 or New Living Translation: “Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in His arms.” God is faithful and trustworthy. He is not a sometimes God. Humans often keep tabs and provide…
Never Grow Up
Sweet little girl, when did you get so big? I remember when you asked for a t-shirt nightgown with mom and dad’s picture. Your love for unicorns, rainbows, and the mystery moon motivates me to stay young of mind and enjoy the beauty of God’s world. I wish I could capture this time. You bring…
Redeemed from the pit and crowned with love and compassion
During prayer time at church, a father shared a miracle story of his adult child being healed of cancer. The doctors removed the tumor from his intestines, and the cancer was gone. His testimony was anointed. He spoke with authority not of himself but of the work of Jesus. During his prayer for us–that we…
Most Excellent Harmonies
Philippians 4:8 The Message (MSG) 8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you…
Your mind filled with the Spirit = life and peace
Romans 8:5-6 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by…
Don’t play small! You are a child of God!
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing…
Limited only by our affections…
I hesitate to share where I personally felt limited so that you can apply meaning to your “limits”. At work, a coworker shared this verse with me after sharing with her a vulnerable spot in my life, Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 