Tackling Big Problems
A few days ago, I made a new friend. Her name is Mabel. And she is a caterpillar. A yellow, black, and white stripey monarch caterpillar, to be precise. When I found her chowing down on a tiny milkweed bush in the garden center I was perusing through, I was entranced. Of course, I had to buy the plant that housed such a precious gift of nature! And guys, I’m so glad I did. As I’ve been studying her—eyes wide and transfixing, like a little kid—the Lord’s been teaching me life
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Hills and Waves
Last winter, I went on a run. And because I'm me, I was praying while on said run. Oddly enough, as I jogged around town, I sensed the Holy Spirit’s nudge to do something I desperately did not want to do: turn around and run up the hill I’d just run down. Feeling somewhat silly but trusting, I did as I was told … again and again and again (guys, I probably ran up and down the same hill like ten or twenty times!). About half way through this odd endeavor, I asked Jesus why He
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Arrow Road
Welcome to a blog that probably won't make much sense! You see, I've been writing the third installment of my fantasy series, and without my knowing it, the Lord inspired me to write a scene based off of Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Sooooo, I thought I'd share it. The details (like why Mari and her elderly sidekick - Miss Lili - are on a que
Aug 184 min read
