The Father Sees Us All

We had an interesting occurrence this week. One night last week as the kids and I were walking home from the neighbor’s house, we noticed something run across the top of our driveway. A closer look confirmed our suspicion – it was a baby deer! We also discovered something else – it had been hurt […] Read more…

Prayer Really Works

I fondly recall a time around 2 1/2 years ago where the children and I prayed for something specific every single night. We prayed right before bed as I rocked Levi (he was only 2 then) and Ayla would somehow squeeze in next to us. What a sight we must have been as this was […] Read more…

break free of the cycle, when & if

When & If – Two Dangerous Traps

Yesterday, I had lunch with my friend and former colleague. We began sharing how we similarly felt uncomfortable hosting large crowds of people within our homes. And, even more accurately, how we preferred only certain people or family to join us. For me, I subconsciously tell myself, “When we have our dream house…” What I’m […] Read more…

Size Does Matter (lessons from Slither.io)

Hi ya’ll! I’m excited about this lesson. Not because it’s so earth shattering, but because of how it was inspired. I was sitting with Ayla and Levi one night last week and we had already finished dinner and were all relaxing on devices. Well, I was doing work, but it was web design so it […] Read more…

Our Source of Power

I was sitting praying for a few minutes this past Friday morning and found myself asking God for strength. I felt my trust was running a little low and concern over some items were starting to cause slight anxiety. I wanted to nip these thoughts and take them captive as the Bible teaches us in […] Read more…

Trust & Worry – Two Opposites

I Peter 4:19 – “trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.” A couple weeks ago I was praying and wondering why I had been feeling so uptight and worried. I believe through this the Holy Spirit showed me that people have problems with intimacy with Him. I […] Read more…

Out of Order

I recall a time when Jonathan, Ayla and I went to dinner and I became unimpressed as I noticed a number of things that were “out of order”. Now, while these little things should not bother me, I believe the Holy Spirit started speaking to me about our lives and order. Read more…

The Weakest Link

Hi friends! Hope you are having a great week. 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NLT)“That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong .” I guess I have always memorized this verse to say “when I […] Read more…

The Buying Bug

I feel I’ve been bitten by the buying bug. LOL – that sounds like a Dr. Seuss title! It just seems that every 6-8 weeks I get that itch to buy some decorative item for the home. We really don’t need anything (or have much more space) to add anything downstairs so then my mind […] Read more…