At this point in the year, I am yearning to plant something, anything. We have been living in a world of ice and snow, wind and frost for months. My fingers ache to dig into warm soil. My nose longs to smell the dark, rich earth. My garden is planned; my seeds have been ordered…
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Cor. 12:9 NIV) I recently took up knitting. As a young girl, I learned the basic…
“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.” (Luke 8:39 NIV) As I sat in the church pew with my head bowed in prayer, I heard a voice reverberate so thunderously in my heart that it…
I love a fresh start! It’s like a personal and spiritual reset for my life. As we enter 2021, I am pondering my personal goals for this upcoming year. What about you? The apostle Paul understood the importance of a spiritual reset. He was a persecutor of Christians before he became a follower of Jesus….
I saved up my money. I purchased skeins of luxuriously soft yarn in beautiful shades. I had the perfect pattern, a beautiful, lacy shawl. Since I’m a fairly experienced fiber artist, this crochet project didn’t appear to be difficult. Yet as I worked the beginning rows, I was struggling. Often, a fiber artist needs to…
When COVID all but shifted the world on its axis early in 2020, it was incredibly jarring. The shutdown was so quick and life-altering that it took us all a moment to get our bearings. If I’m truthful, what got me through those first few months was Jesus—and a lot of adrenaline. “We can do…