Jericho. And Me. And You.
Let’s be honest. There are things in this life that we simply cannot do. They’re too big for us, or completely unfeasible, or absolutely unconquerable, or just plain impossible. And then? There’s the other half of that truth: Sometimes? Those are things we CAN do. They’re impossible, but hey. Sometimes we find ourselves right smack dab in the middle of “impossible”. Like, for instance, Jericho. Did you know it was built on a hill? Did you know the “walls of Jericho” we learned jaunty tunes about as children...
read moreA Mountain Hearth Christmas ~ Day 5: Lauraine Snelling
Imagine a fireside scene… Logs crackle, Sparks dance, Conversation stirs… The air is tinged with the warm scents of fresh-baked cookies. That’s where we invite you this week… To a place of sweet fellowship, sharing not just the recipes of a traditional cookie exchange, but also the corners of our hearts where we hold cherished scriptures. Our hope through this blog hop is to join with you in starting the holiday season off in gentle, truth-filled simplicity, and perhaps even inspiring a new tradition in your...
read moreA Mountain Hearth Christmas ~ Day 4
Imagine a fireside scene… Logs crackle, Sparks dance, Conversation stirs… The air is tinged with the warm scents of fresh-baked cookies. That’s where we invite you this week… To a place of sweet fellowship, sharing not just the recipes of a traditional cookie exchange, but also the corners of our hearts where we hold cherished scriptures. Our hope through this blog hop is to join with you in starting the holiday season off in gentle, truth-filled simplicity, and perhaps even inspiring a new tradition in your...
read moreThe Truth About Storms
I’ve been wrestling with this blog post for days now. These stubborn words! I’ve been stringing and re-stringing them together, hollering at them to whisper hope to the dear people!!!! …but they just wouldn’t listen. Stubborn words. And for whatever reason, when they finally came, they were in the form of a story—just a snippet of my life, a moment several years back. It was so fleeting in the grand scheme of things, and yet the utter despair I felt in my longing to trust blindly is stamped forever upon my heart. The...
read moreCourage is…
I’ve been thinking. It all started last week, when I saw this on the Facebook wall of someone I respect deeply*: “If courage looks small in your eyes REMEMBER the wall of Jericho came down after WALKING around it for days, Gideon’s army was made up of only 300 men and defeated thousands, and Mary the mother chosen to care and nurture, nurse and raise the son if God was a young teenager who could only provide the savior a feeding trough for a bed. COURAGE ISN’T WHAT YOU DO…it’s doing what...
read moreA Bookworm Takes a Bike Ride
I went on a country bike ride this evening. It was the Magic Hour, so of course there was splendor to be seen: Walls of willows. A gazebo. Tree-lined streets. A quaint log cabin gloriously out of place next to a modern house, in front of which three goats grazed. Somewhere along the way, I had a thought that made me grin… and I’ve an inkling you’ll agree with it. The thought? There is taking a bike ride… and then there is taking a bike ride with a bundle of books in your past. Because when I breathed in the spice of...
read moreGrace and Snickers and the Day I Cried at the Grocery Store
I almost made it through the check-out line before I started to cry. It was one of those trips to the grocery store. Actually, it was that trip to the grocery store. There’s never been another one like it. I’ll spare you (most of) the details, but suffice it to say that by the time we made it to the check-out stand, the baby was crying and the binky was lost somewhere between aisle 9 and aisle who-even-knows(?!), and the groceries were falling between the cart and the conveyor belt and the other young one was quite ready for nap time and...
read moreLiving for Today: Guest Post by Lindsay Harrel
Oh, friends. It is such a joy to introduce to you today dear Lindsay Harrel. She is talented, warm, wise, and oh-so-encouraging! When she agreed to share a guest post here, I couldn’t have been more delighted– or at least that’s what I thought. Until I opened up the file containing her guest post, and was delighted all over again and on a deeper heart-level, for her words both bolstered and convicted me. I hope you find encouragement in them, too. So… meet Lindsay! I have a big problem. Like, mondo. I’m always...
read more“But I’m only a ______”: Why Your Place in the World Matters. Greatly.
I’ve heard about these guys all my life. They were part of something incredible, something in the works for an eternity before they were even born. They were humble men, just doing their job, simply keeping watch. And because of their faithfulness to do the simple job before them, they were part of a miracle. They were shepherds, you see. Called “only” to tend the livestock. One night, while tending, an angel appeared to them, bringing words that led them to the Savior. Oh, you know them too? I thought you might. So perhaps you,...
read moreTrust Chronicles Winners
How blessed we were by all of your participation. I have to say, I gleaned so much wisdom from you, from your thoughtful comments and beautiful hearts. The scriptures and experiences you shared, each pointing to the trust we can confidently cling to in our faithful Lord… they simply blessed me. Tremendously. We randomly drew our winners and are excited to announce… Wendy Lawton has won Regina’s giveaway bundle Jenny (nightowlreading@) has won Joanne’s giveaway bundle Martha J. Sturm has won Amanda’s giveaway...
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