The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,…
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20 ESV) I detest winter. Christmas and New Year’s…
I am not a farmer. The total breadth of my farming knowledge comes from two experiences: growing up next to farms in the Midwest and visiting my grandparents. As a child, I knew we were approaching my grandparents’ house when lush, white cotton fields sprawled on either side of the road as far as the…
Several months ago, my family went to war. Okay, maybe “war” is a little dramatic, but that’s what it felt like. Over the course of about three weeks, we went from being the happiest and healthiest we had been in a long time to fighting battles on every front. All five of us faced a…
Sometimes the simplest interactions with nature prompt us to have deep and meaningful conversations with our creator. Sometimes God uses his handiwork to exhort us to have those conversations with ourselves. I had one of those moments of discovery weeks ago while doing the mundane—taking my fur baby out for her midday “relief.” She quickly…
Sometimes I’m Leah and sometimes I’m Rachel. Sometimes I soar confidently, secure in my position and exhilarated by life. Sometimes I sink in a mire of insecurity and doubt. Sometimes I feel wrapped in layers of love, but other times I chase love like a never-ending marathon. Sometimes I am content, other times never satisfied….