It's a new year. For some that means a fresh start. For others it means the fight continues. The struggle. Fighting for a marriage. Fighting for a child. The fight to find joy in the mundane. The fight to pay the bills. The fight to love like Jesus. Life can be a fight. We wrestle. We struggle. But we don't have to. Exodus 14:14 says, "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." So as the new year unfolds, hand Him your battles and the struggles. He will fight for you. Continue Reading
One Word 2014: Gratitude
Because there are days when my heart resembles a grey cloud on the verge of spilling tears. Stormy days. Unstable emotions. The storm clouds have been building since Christmas. The heaviness. The rumbling in my spirit. Waiting, just waiting, for release. Fresh rain to wash away the darkness. I'm trapped beneath the weight of the storm. Heavy. Suffocating. Depleted of joy. The daily mundane sucks it dry. Ann Voskamp's words, they describe me. All my eyes can seem to fixate on are the Continue Reading