“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord. ” Hosea 2:19-20 Your words to Israel are for me, too. I, too, hold...
It happened. I knew it would. I’d been here before. The most beautiful part of waiting is receiving His response after your heart chose expectation instead of fear. I’ve been in both shoes, frequently, and choosing the former always makes the bitter taste...
He is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37:39** When I am not, You are. Where I fail, You perfect. I teeter and You stand, bold, strong. I fold, crumple and weep when poked and prodded by life’s mishaps — and You scoop me up and sing over me....
“For our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 12:29. It quietly tugged at me from where I’d scribbled it in my moleskine journal as I re-directed her vegetable-peeling strokes in the direction away from my Bible, already stained cucumber green. This...
She shared my kitchen space with her monogrammed apron which, already, was too small for the body she’d grown up and out of months ago. This moment reflected her heart. She cut lettuce and stirred sauce and mimicked what she’d seen me do. She’d...
She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him,“Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). – excerpt from...
