Don’t Give Up – Take 2

Don’t Give Up – Take 2

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) September. I love the change of seasons and Fall is one of my favorites. In Arizona, we don’t see much of a change in the hot...
Life is Messy

Life is Messy

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.  No power in the sky above...
Expectations

Expectations

You can make many plans,     but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 (NLT) I’m a planner by temperament, birth order, and enneagram number. I make lists. I fill in a calendar on my computer which syncs to all my devices. I don’t wait until the...
Hope is a Verb

Hope is a Verb

We were saved to have this hope. If we can see what we are waiting for, that is not really hope. People don’t hope for something they already have. But we are hoping for something we don’t have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently. Romans 8:24-25 (ERV) I was...
Puzzling Reflections

Puzzling Reflections

 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. I Corinthians...