Encouraging You to Shine Your Light For God
Merriam-Webster defines peace as “a state of tranquility, freedom from oppressive thoughts, and harmony in personal relations.” Biblically, peace means wellness or wholeness; it comes from being in God’s presence. Anything that comes between us and God threatens our peace, from our own thoughts to our busy schedules to sins […]
Just like we are not supposed to have a favorite child, I’m not sure we are supposed to have a favorite aspect of the fruit of the Spirit. But if we could, I would probably choose joy. I think joy in a person is so lovely, so attractive, and so […]
One spiritual discipline I wanted to focus on this year is memorizing scripture. My sister gifted me with a subscription to Dwell Differently and this has been such a great tool to help! Each month, their community memorizes a new verse together using a beautiful design with the first letter […]
(If you haven’t read my invitation to practice the fruit of the Spirit, you can read more about why we are doing this here.) Love is the first fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. To understand it better, we must dig in a bit. The Greek word for […]
I recently finished The 40-Day Sugar Fast, by Wendy Speake. Her daily devotions are awesome at pointing the reader to God. I love this practice of strengthening self-control and turning away from a worldly comfort (sugar) as a cure for boredom or to satisfy a craving. Instead, we practice turning […]
I hope you are filled today with God’s love, peace, joy and hope. Regardless of our circumstances, these good gifts from God are always accessible to us with the right perspective and proximity to him. He is kind and generous with his children. Our circumstances don’t change his character. A […]
Does anyone else feel like January took three months to get through? It was a good month, but it just felt so long. We are halfway through winter, and my favorites this month include a few things that I am finding joy in during this colder season. I started the […]
Like many, I started out last year strong, hopeful and optimistic…and then life became unexpectedly very rocky. I gave up on my 2021 goals a few months in, and even threw my goal planner out mid-year, too weary and discouraged to even look at it. The year knocked me around […]
I love to read and really liked sharing my favorite books with you last year in lieu of posting December Favorites, so I decided to do this again! I read 60 books in 2021. I love using Goodreads to track what I’ve read so that I can go back and […]
My favorite Christmas song has long been “O Holy Night.” Something about the lyrics and the music touch my soul on a deep level, often stirring my heart and bringing tears to my eyes. The song begins with these lyrics: O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is […]