I shuffled from the bed to the bathroom sink—my mind already consumed by the demands of a lengthy to-do list. Instead of offering a kind word of encouragement to my husband as he left for work, I grumbled about the early hour and planted a seed of irritation in...
The happy trill of a meadowlark greets me as I stroll along the path. My gaze lingers on a passing seedling that dances in the air like a graceful ballerina-bowing and bending in translucent chiffon. I wonder where the wind might carry that small seed? Will it...
How do you overcome doubt when the unexpected happens and God seems silent? Perhaps unbelief settles in the soil of your heart–having been catapulted there by anxiety, depression, or an unwelcome health crisis. Or maybe you wrestle with other seeds the Enemy...
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Four Reasons to Hold to Hope in Difficult Seasons I don’t bother to stem the flow of hot tears as they track a trail down my face–marking a testimony of grief and frustration on the pages of my prayer journal. For over ten years, I’ve huddled in this...
Piles of white blanketed the unfurling green of the season–summer and winter clashing in a late Rocky Mountain dance. Protecting my one fledgling tomato plant, I ushered it indoors and set it on the counter. With temperatures near freezing, I watched over a...
