I found this post I drafted just two short weeks before our now four month old little one started to grow inside me. Oh how a matter of days can so drastically change your life – and show God’s faithfulness! This is a very important reminder for me right now. As I await God’s next… Continue reading Meaningful Tears and Answered Cries
Grace sounds like such a soft word. It sounds so meek and passive – like something that could never be strong enough to effect change. I think somewhere deep inside of me I’ve thought that to be the case. But over the past couple of weeks I’ve realized – deeply – just how wrong I… Continue reading The Kindness of Grace
I spent my high school years in a nondenominational church where I often heard the saying, “God may be last-minute, but He’s never late.” This week, God was reminding me not to rush a particular decision and along the way I saw a sign in front of a church that read something like, “God is… Continue reading Wait For It, Wait For It…
In service at NCC today, Pastor Heather shared a take on the Parable of the Vineyard Workers that is a little different from the typical ones. (I highly recommend you listen to the whole sermon.) I have to admit that while I believe every bit of it, I don’t like all of it. I want… Continue reading Justice, Generosity, and a Little Perspective
Recently, my pastor wrote a blog post about waiting and referenced Romans 8:25, specifically The Message translation. So, I looked up the passage. “All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of… Continue reading Ready & Waiting
Love Yourself, Love Your Story 