Not even 5am on a Saturday and I’ve been awake since about 4am. As much as I tried to fall back asleep it eluded me. I was kept awake as thoughts of prayer and praying entered my mind. How many, when they pray, pray as if it it is a laundry or “to-do” list for … Continue reading Thoughts when I can’t sleep-Prayer →

I woke up this morning pondering prayer and how people can start to question the power of prayer when they “feel” God isn’t listening or answering. As if God didn’t come straight over and “fix” the problem exactly as it was prayed then He must not be listening. Maybe He doesn’t even care. (He does … Continue reading Forests and trees →

For my Homiletics class this past spring I had to write two sermon outlines and present one to the Pastor who was overseeing the class. He taught me a lot just in the time we had for presentation/discussion ❤️ Before now only my mom and the Pastor have seen my notes. He is the only … Continue reading Forgiveness →

This morning’s prayer service was POWERFUL! At least for me. As soon as the singer began the song, I heard “Becoming less”. Those two words overwhelmed me and a flood opened up from them during my prayer time with God. “I am becoming less...and it is a beautiful thing”. Until today, it hadn’t hit me … Continue reading Becoming less… →

As I was getting ready this morning I was thinking of my daily choice to follow Jesus. Specifically I was contemplating of how someone, who may be struggling at this moment, may look at me and think “You make it look easy” or “It’s easy for you because your aren’t facing what I am right … Continue reading It’s not easy →

In the moments just before I woke this morning, this thought overwhelmed me. While it could have come from the books I’m reading (Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman and the Book of James), I sense it was more Spirit led. I say this because the same message came through in my devotional and the … Continue reading Doers-Not just Learner →

Yesterday as I was journaling my morning prayers I wrote this, “When so much is thrown at us at once we fear first instead of Father first”. As that saying flowed out of me on to the paper, I was struck by the truth of it. When things are tough; when the world seems to … Continue reading Fear First Instead of Father First →

This morning as I came down to make my coffee and prepare for the day the phrase "I don't know" popped into my head. I don't know what today holds. I don't know what is going on with work. I don't know about all this chaos in the world right now. So many "I don't … Continue reading Peace in the I don’t know →

For as long as I can remember I have had very vivid dreams. Often waking up clinging to aspects of them. Many have been of friends and family especially of those who have passed. After my dad passed I had several very vivid dreams of him. Others have been of me flying through the sky … Continue reading Dreams →

I have to start this out by stating I lost sight of how God likes to talk to me when I run. It's why I feel in love with running. So it is fitting that He took my getting back on the treadmill tonight as a way to say "it's time to share your story". … Continue reading Have I told you my story? →