This is my 5th year doing 1 Word for 1 Year. Each year the process of deciding on a word has been a bit different. If you want to read about how each word was chosen each year, you can find those posts here. This year my word came quickly and unexpectedly. It was early […]
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God: A Secure Refuge in Troubling Times
This devotional thought is part of our weekly email and FB reflections through the book of Psalms. In God’s providence, this week’s Psalm fits perfectly with the events going on around the world, and so I decided to publish it here as well. Find out how you can receive these weekly reflections at the end […]
Helping Children Wonder at God, the Creator
(updated March 2020 with new resources) This week we found tulips pushing up in our yard, had wind blow our gas grill across the deck, and went puddle jumping (more like mud slogging) with friends! Spring is on its way here, and I couldn’t be more excited! In spite of pollen, tornadoes, and poison ivy, […]
The Heart of Easter: As Seen in Psalm 119
I’m spending the year in Psalm 119. (Read more here and find tips and reading plans to do the same over the course of 1 year or 6 months.) It’s been refreshing and nourishing and, at times, surprising. For example, it’s not the chapter I would typically turn to in order to contemplate Easter. Yet […]
4 Grace Quotes for Unpredictable Times
My heart and mind have mirrored the weather of our early spring this year. Cloudy rain and wind for days on end have led to delightful sun as well as surprise snows. When unpredictability reigns, the assurance that steadies is that things will eventually fall back into a familiar rhythm. In the meantime, grace is […]
10 Ways Spring Showcases Life as God Intended
Over the last few years, I’ve grown increasingly fond of fall. Its brilliant colors, inviting aromas and cooler days bring merriment and memories. It is, however, the forerunner to dreaded winter (at least for this native southern gal!). As such, spring is still my season of choice. I love spring’s invitation to the great outdoors. […]