Reflections of a full-time Jesus-follower
I love the passage in Luke immediately after the resurrected Jesus appears to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. As they journey, Jesus shows Himself to them, blesses and breaks bread with them, and then disappears…literally (Luke 24: 30-31). Those disciples, Cleopas and the unnamed other, return hastily to Jerusalem to share their […]
Ever ask yourself, “How much more can I take?” Ever feel completely overwhelmed? Like the waves are about to go over your head? Like you’re sinking under the weight of all the stress, all the trouble, all the anxiety, all the distress? I’m not going to lie….I’ve been there a time or two in my […]
I walk- a lot! There are few things I love more than being outside hiking through the mountains around my home. I love the feel of the sun on my face. I love the sound of the wind as it whispers through the trees. I love the smell of the leaves as they become compost […]
So, today (the day I composed most of this) is a snow day at school. For me, the best thing to do on a snow day, besides making a pot of soup and playing with my grandchildren, is going for a hike in the woods. What a beautiful display! Fluffy snowflakes floating silently down from […]
Expectation is defined as “a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future” (Google). A simple word, but a dangerous concept. Especially when an expectation is misplaced. A misplaced expectation is any expectation that is not on God and His desired outcome. Instead of being dependent on God’s word and […]
Photo by daniyal ghanavati on Pexels.com This past week I have found myself in the book of Acts. I was there in the Upper Room when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. I stood near Peter when he healed a lame man and preached the risen Christ to his countrymen…and then was arrested […]
My Bible reading this week has me in the Gospel of Luke. Today, specifically, I’ve walked alongside Jesus as He healed the centurion’s servant and marveled at the centurion’s faith. I watched in awe as Jesus raised a beloved son in Nain, restoring a young man to his widowed mother. Then I scratched my head […]
Since coming to know Christ when I was a teenager, I have learned that my relationship with my Savior is built on the law of exchange. Let me explain…starting with a brief science lesson. In the scientific arena, alchemy was “the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned […]
I do not like to lose. Period. At anything. Ever. I am the first to admit that I might have a problem. Growing up, I learned my competitive tendencies directly from my dad. He was a man who hated to lose. Horse shoes, darts, cards….whatever the game, my dad would practice each until he felt […]
Good or bad, right or wrong, comfortable or not, I have discovered that I am a stereotype. I admit it…I am that woman, the one who LOVES buying new outfits. I am that girl, the one with the closet full of clothes. As in overflowing. As in seriously overflowing. And my shoes? Ummm…yeah. I’m not […]