I wrote this story two years ago. I hope you enjoy and maybe even relate! If you can, please leave me a comment!I had woken up on the last day of the year to a crying sky. Tired from entertaining a house full of family over the Christmas holidays, the weather matched my frame of mind that morning. After lying around in our pajamas for too long, my husband and I realized that we had just twenty … [Read more...] about The Safeguard
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I Will Bless Your Name Forevermore
"Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you." Psalm 66:1-3 (NIV)I absolutely love music. Music was the tapestry that was woven into the background of my years in my parents' home. Everyone in my family is completely taken … [Read more...] about I Will Bless Your Name Forevermore
The Purest Praise
"...and a little child will lead them." Isaiah 11:6 (NIV)My youngest kept us both up until 2:00 a.m. early this morning with illness so Rob went to church without me. Someone asked me to go to church with them tonight, and since I had not been able to attend church this morning, I decided to go. I glanced down at the church's program and saw that they had a visiting children's choir from South … [Read more...] about The Purest Praise
To Silence the Stones
Now [Jesus] came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if they … [Read more...] about To Silence the Stones
The Shout of the King
"…The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.” Numbers 23:21There are days that my soul does not know that the Lord my God is with me. The shout of my King can be drowned out by the other voices that clamor for my attention. I never have to ask to hear the voice of anxiousness, discouragement, or shame. As much as I seek to drown their shouts out, they speak with unbidden … [Read more...] about The Shout of the King
Sitting in the Dark
"...Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light." Micah 7:8 (NIV)I grew up in the bush of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Because the equator ran straight through the country, we had twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness, give or take a half hour. At the end of our three-hour ration of nightly electricity, my dad would walk down to the generator to turn off its motor. … [Read more...] about Sitting in the Dark
