“And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” (1 Corinthians 11:24 ESV) People often say we should “give it (our anxiety, stress or worry) to God.” A dear one recently asked me, “What does that even mean? How do I do…
“Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6 HCSB) My three-year-old son’s bedtime routine is the same every night–take a bath, brush teeth, read a book and a Bible story, and pray. I usually say the prayer and let him…
“I have long wondered if home is the place from which we come or the place we are headed.” ~Christie Purifoy Ten years ago, my husband and I packed our belongings into a moving truck and headed home. With my two small children peeking at me through the rearview mirror, I had a settledness in my…
“If God were small enough to be understood, he would not be big enough to be worshipped.” ~Evelyn Underhill The last few years have been sort of crazy ones. After trying to get pregnant with a third baby for two years, I had a miscarriage. Then it took another year after that before I had…
“What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.” ~Jose Manuel Barroso She tapped me on the shoulder in the post office line. I’d been too busy scrolling through email and social media on my phone to notice her, or that she was reading the back of my shirt. In all honesty, I…
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. “The Christmas trees were huge, all lined up close together with their branches touching each other. And she was just a tiny thing, barely able to walk!” The Christmas season isn’t complete…