Faith

My favorite item in my grandparents’ old house was a small, framed painting of the words, “Bloom Where You’re Planted.” The painting resided on the nightstand in the room where I stayed when I visited, and its words were the ideal by which I wanted to live my life. Later…

God’s timing is perfect. That’s what we’re told all our lives. He has a plan and if we just trust and follow him, everything will line up how it’s supposed to, for our good and His glory. But what if you’ve been waiting a really long time, and you never…

Fall is my favorite time of year – the crisp, cool air, the changing leaves, curling up by the fire with a big mug of hot apple cider and a good book… Oh wait, I live in South Florida where seventy degrees is considered sweater weather and the only changing…

I think too much. A few days ago, I tried to explain my convoluted thought processes to my husband and he simply looked at me, flabbergasted, and shook his head. He is a known over-thinker, so coming from him, this reaction was a wake up call. The message was clear:…

There’s a lot I want to do in my life- ambitions, wishes and dreams I’ve planned out. But what if my plan doesn’t match up with God’s? What then? And why can’t God just show me his will for my life, with color coded, bullet pointed steps written out on…

Three weeks ago, we welcomed, in my unbiased opinion, the most beautiful baby boy into the world and our lives. It’s hard to believe he’s been with us this long – and that we’ve survived without doing major harm to each other and him. But somehow, we’re all still here…

When Horatio Spafford wrote these lyrics, he had just lost his four daughters in a horrific shipwreck while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the way to Europe. As I’ve listened to the words of this, my favorite hymn, being sung in numerous church services and funerals, I’ve often wondered, if…