A low buzzing sound was coming from the light turned on above the stove and the refrigerator started humming as the compressor turned on inside. The dryer loudly tumbled the bath towels and the washer started its spin cycle washing blankets and throwing it off balance. The ceiling fan, air purifier, and countless other things […]
The Power Through the Cross Read Post »
I remember waking up to the smell of turkey in the oven and greenbeans boiling on the wood stove. The house was spotless and decorated in the fall colors my mom loved. It was one of her favorite times of the year when she could cook for the whole family and have us all gather
Our Eternal Thanksgiving Read Post »
We think about Friday being the end of the week and beginning of the weekend. The day after Thanksgiving when we can get the best deals on TV’s and vacuum cleaners. The day we’ve looked forward to since Monday started so we can kick back and relax. As I sit on my porch and think
Don’t Miss the Best Black Friday Deal You’ll Ever Have! Read Post »
Why does God make us wait for things? Have you ever wanted something so badly that it almost physically hurt to think about? I was reading the first chapter in Deuteronomy where Moses is speaking to the Israelites after wandering around the desert for 40 years. An 11 day journey turned into 40 years because
Standing in Your Own Way Read Post »
It was December 2012 when me and David were getting ready to spend our first Christmas together in our own home as husband and wife. We got our first Christmas tree and other decorations for the house but something was missing. I told my Mom and Dad that I didn’t have a nativity set to
The Broken Snow Globe Read Post »
“But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.”Isaiah 64:8 ESV As a child I remember watching Bob Ross on the big television my parents had in their living room. I remember watching him turn a blank canvas into
A Brush in the Painters Hand Read Post »
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”Matthew 6:22-23 ESV It was like any
Beyond the Dirty Windows of Our Souls Read Post »
I found myself sitting in the grass on a hill overlooking a sea of different shades of green throughout the fields and trees. I was watching the sunlight change through the leaves as the wind softly blew them back and forth changing the pattern of the shadows on the ground. On the outside it was
Rarity Beyond Measure: God Made Only One You Read Post »
I was writing my next post about preparing for power outages, as I was writing about heat sources and my parents’ old wood stove the Holy Spirit started to speak. I remember the smell of the smoke as dad would light a fire in the old wood stove. Once the flames grew, the sound of
His Warmth Never Fails Read Post »
I watched the flames flicker in the gas fireplace as I warmed my cold sore hands above the vent. I closed my eyes and I started to imagine the heat melting away the pain in my joints only leaving the soothing sensation of relief from old injuries I have acquired through the years. I began
By His Stripes We Are Healed: God Uses Pain for Good Read Post »
