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Rest in modern Christian life has often been looked at as an old religious practice. And even some say resting leaves them feeling guilty because they believe every moment of their life must count for something in the Kingdom. It should, but please hear me out.
Some try to rest along the week with a bit of “guilt free” chill time in front of the tv or other such activities. But the bible says rest should refresh us and that it is disobedient to not take time to rest. If we do not rest properly, we [click to continue…]
Psalm 54 is a perfect picture of what faith looks like in the face of difficult circumstances. Go ahead, read it! It is seven verses long.
Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your power.
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.4 Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
5 He will recompense the evil to my foes;
Destroy them in Your faithfulness.6 Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For He has delivered me from all trouble,
And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
David asks God to save him which is a now request and yet confidently states that he has [click to continue…]
Recently my friend wrote a blog post on owning our own story. About how we can’t give away what we don’t take ownership of. What in our own lives do we possess that others could benefit from? Our experiences in life are a crucial part of who we have become. How we respond to them are experiences that shape us as well.
What has shaped your life? Those experiences are a possession we own and can [click to continue…]
I remember when I got engaged five and a half years ago like it was yesterday. Dan proposed on a pebble beach at sunset in Southwest England near where he grew up. He’d promised to propose if I came to England to see the life he had and meet the people dear to him. When I arrived, he took the diamond off me from my moms wedding band, (which I had inherited), to have it set, and sneakily ordered [click to continue…]
Please watch if you have any art pieces hanging in your house. This is an amazing short video by Ana Mendez which perfectly explains God’s purpose for art and how artwork affects our atmosphere… even when [click to continue…]
Those who spend much time around me find out quickly my love of all things creative.
I had my first “business” at age 9 having sewn hair scrunchies (remember those!?!) and bows using school uniform fabric. I saw a gap in the market with no hair accessories allowed and gained approval to make and then sell the uniform appropriate ones on registration day. I LOVED sewing them (all by myself!) and made $200 having sold out! While home schooled for 6 1/2 years, my mom gave me an elective of “crafts” each year. 🙂 I enjoyed everything from tole painting to paper making, sewing and creating specialty candies and even preserving and re-setting wedding bouquets among other things.
While I chose particular crafts for my school elective, out of hours my mom taught me to work first, then play. Her love of crafts was considered to be a reward which she worked hard for. I think she had so much fun doing them and she was such a hard worker that she felt a need to have an excuse to do crafts. She would say things like, “let’s work really hard today so that we can spend a little extra time tomorrow doing that craft”. I learned that art was a reward and I learned to work hard for it.
Last year I was feeling little motivation for [click to continue…]
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