You may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet in this corner of the world. It’s true. I’m one of those people who when facing life’s hardest stuff – I get quiet – I don’t move, perhaps if I stop it will somehow go away?
I’ll be honest, I’ve wrestled with whether to share this as I’m a deeply private person. Getting personal has been a repeated struggle for me in writing. I think that’s why my words kinda stopped this month, because I wasn’t ready to be real and I must. So, here goes…. [Read more…]
My children were toddlers, about 3 and 5 years old, when I had them memorize five important words – ‘Be kind to one another’.
“Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32
I’d be lying if I told you my goal was Scripture memory. Let me be clear, my goal was behavior management, and it didn’t work. [Read more…]
“Remember your journey…that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
Micah 6:5
This is the path we’re following today – remembering – looking back at God’s work in us on our life’s journey –remembering we’re not alone. Even in our apparent wanderings, our aimless steps, our missteps and dead ends – God is forming us. There is a purpose, there is a plan, and there is the mighty hand of God using all that happens on our journey for good. [Read more…]
There are some places we just shouldn’t go – it’s too dangerous.
I remember a visit I made to New York City, I spent my days walking and seeing sights in Manhattan, while my friend worked. I had a map – hand held, paper made, in the dinosaur years before cell phones – but, still, I was lost. I knew which direction I needed to go, but I wasn’t quite sure of my location. [Read more…]
We’re looking at small faith steps on the blog today because the New Year often signals a fork in the road – a pivot point where we reflect and evaluate and make small tweaks and directional changes to improve our lives.
This need for movement happens in my faith, as well. I picture my faith as a walk and walking requires I move. Step forward. It won’t work standing still.
My favorite story of a move of faith – literally, one step that changed history is Moses standing before the Red Sea. It is a sweet example of the call of faith. The call to ‘Move!’. [Read more…]
