Category: Encouragement & Hope

This was written a few weeks ago, but never published… Sitting here on a steamy, humid Thursday, I look out my windows and there is not a movement in the bushes or trees. Everything is still. The birds are hiding in the cool of the trees. It is a summer day. My walk today was…

Where do you look for answers? Where do you go when all the little stressors form into a giant wave crashing across your life? It’s so easy for our first response is to develop a plan. Look at our account. Scheme a way to get through this. I make that sound a bit drastic, but…

Our cat Felix loves to sit on people’s laps on his terms. Meaning, he is not a fan of people grabbing him and forcing a cuddle. Lately, when I am the only one in the living room, he will come and bless me with his little presence. Luna will sense a disturbance in the force…

So, I have an Apple Watch and have been a bit addicted to closing my rings daily. What are rings you ask? The Apple Fitness rings consist of three rings: the red Move ring tracks active calories burned, the green Exercise ring counts minutes of brisk activity, and the blue Stand ring shows how many…

I wrote a post yesterday that just didn’t sit with me. Here is my edited version, to honor my Jesus. It surprises me, at least for me, how with the root of fear, the branches can be anxiety, frustration, etc. When I lean into that root in my life, I begin to doubt. Not God’s…

“Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception. For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly…

Yesterday afternoon (Sunday), i began to be filled with dread. My time with my family, rest, and days off of work were drawing to a close. I longed to be in the days off more. This morning, the same dread hung over me. And i can’t help but think of my spot here in my…

Ever have a night where the sleep just will not come? I must have dozed some, but I spent much of the time, regrettably, awake. It is these moments that, upon reflection, educate me. The Lord knows what I need for this day. He knows each moment. He holds me in his hand. It is…

One of the most curious parts of having an indoor/outdoor cat is their irrational need? Desire? To go outdoors. We did not adopt this boy, he adopted us. We feed him. I’d say clothe, but haha, no we do not clothe him. We give him a warm, dry place to rest. Cat towers. Cat couch.…

Walking over the years has been therapy for me. The miles I’ve clocked with Starburst by my side and now with Luna. Starburst was ready for a walk anytime. Dark, light, rain, snow didn’t matter. She would go. Luna really appreciates the mid 70s, light breeze, sunshine, anything else she keeps trying to turn back.…