Isaiah 41:10 Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Words I cling to. Hope I claim. It is Sunday morning again. A morning for me that will always remain hard. The conflict of loss; the gift of the Sabbath. Yet isn't the gift of Sabbath because of death? One for all. So there might be life? Everlasting? He gave all so we could all have. The goal of Sabbath; rest. Leaning into Christ and the promise He gave with His ... View Post
When The Thunder Rolls
The rains came. The wind picked up and blew those storm clouds right over this farm; and the fields where we were haying. The gusts strong and the temperature change severe. Loose items on the farm blew around. The thunder roars. It is so easy to get discouraged. Everything hangs on the quality and the quantity of the feed. The rain is not a good part of the equation. Bale wrapping equipment can't run in the rain. Wet bales will not produce good feed. I wallow in the pit for a few minutes. I start to count the ... View Post
We, The People
This road is hard. We, the people, meant for Grace for all time. Thrown through the ravages of sin and justified and sanctified by the blood. We, the people, destined for all that is holy, yet muck through the waters until He returns. The step of some days harder than others. Weeping and flailing as if there were no anchor. The whole time being held. We, the people. Each so different. Each so needy. Each so loved. The sun beats down. The warmth fills the cold spaces. It is a choice to breathe in ... View Post
Blooming In The Barren Land. . . It Can Be Done
While in captivity in a foreign land the Israelites were asked to sing songs for their captors. To sing songs of joy amidst deep heartache and sadness; while they were mourning their homeland and all they knew. This act unthinkable. Yet, they had been told by God. Plant gardens, build houses and multiply during this time. Jeremiah 29 Even during the hard times. When you feel you can go on no longer. Settle where you are placed. Be doing the work I have for you because I will restore this land. I will bring Israel back; and you need to be ... View Post
10 Months Of A Road I Never Thought I Could Walk
The days move along. Time has no respect for the heart. Maybe it was designed that way. The beat steady. Unwavering. 10 months of a cadence that is unfamiliar. A longing each day for what can not be. Reaching deep for strength. The earth a glow with spring color. Matchless in it's wonder. A palette stretched with colors unimaginable. The magnitude of loss so great; it mars the beauty. So I work. I step to see. Breathe. Listen. 10 months. I remember when you were 10 ... View Post
Fanning The Flame
I couldn't keep the flame going. I wanted to light a candle. I found a match. I lit it from the gas stove. The flame would not stay lit. I had to cradle it. Protect the flame until the candle was lit. We are the light of the world. A city on a hill. Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world-- like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden We need to protect our flame. It is so easily extinguished. Keep the flame burning. The winds of the times blow and the flame flickers until it is gone. The flame is a fragile ... View Post
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