“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” John 6:37 ESV One of the things I love most about Jesus is that He does not wait for us to have our lives together before welcoming us. He does not ask us to clean

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8 ESV Today I took my dogs for a walk. The wind whispered softly across the hay fields just beginning to wake with green. Daffodils peeked out, golden as the sun itself, nodding gently in the wind as if

“Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.” Psalms 107:28-29 AMP The other night I was sitting inside listening to the wind shake the house. The dishes clanked

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.” Ephesians 2:19–20 ESV The past few days, I’ve been helping my husband finish a basement he’s

“Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn;

“and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Revelation 20:10 ESV I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but there is nothing on this earth worth

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” Psalm 42:1 NIV This morning, I laced up my shoes, grabbed the leashes, and stepped outside with my dogs. The air was cool, the trees were still, and the world felt slower somehow. No notifications. No noise. Just paws

“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!” Psalm 141:3 ESV Have you ever found yourself so upset that you just had to say something? You had to give them a piece of your mind. You had to make sure your feelings were heard and your side

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height… The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’” 1 Samuel 16:7 NIV Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling unseen? Maybe your words

“Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” Proverbs 31:31 NIV Yesterday I washed the dishes, dusted the furniture, vacuumed the floors, did the laundry, scrubbed the bathroom, and put away the odds and ends that always seem to pile up. Some might