The Architect and The Artist

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory...-II Corinthians 4:17 I leaf through the pages, and...

A full year of collecting hope...tucking it away to pull out for the hard days. The days when nothing goes my way. The days when sorrow ...

You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. Psalm 18:35 (NIV 1984) A fe...

For several years now {seven years to be exact} I have been choosing one word for the year to focus on. A Word of the Year makes life ...

When you are hurting you are in need of hope. This year my Word of the Year is HOPE. I have been collecting verses all this year that have b...

Let's face it. God doesn't always make sense. His ways are confusing, and because He is the author of our story we don't alw...

"See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have c...

{Affiliate links used.} Life can be like tumbling down a waterfall. One plunge after another with no time to catch your breath. Hardsh...

My little student blurts out at the end of the lesson..."I have a blue book where they beat Jesus." At first, I didn't kn...

{Affiliate links used.} We all feel it at some time or another...the ache of not getting what we want. Our hopes dashed. These past f...

Ever had a day, week, or maybe a whole year where you want to ask God the same question Gideon did?  "If the Lord is with us, why ...

Join me this week as I take a look back at what I have learned through picking a Word of the Year. This is a re-post from earlier this year...

{ Photo Source } No one signs up willingly for grief. Who wants to volunteer for hurt? Yet, grief has an amazing power God uses to sh...

How I wish life had turned out differently. I didn't want the loss. I didn't want the conflict. I didn't want the awkward...