Gracious Words

In my neck of the woods, it had been cold and snowy. And then suddenly we woke up one day last week and it felt like spring again!  It seems a little soon to write about blooming, but it is also hopeful. I hope it brings you hope as well if you feel you have been in a season of hiding. Not isolation but intentional close connection with the Lord.  Bloom where you are planted. A few months ago, I heard the Lord speak this into my heart. My daughter and I grew a garden last sum

“For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” -Jeremiah 29:11-13.- This scripture came to my mind recently. It is a well known scripture that I have always found comfort in. This time the Lord showed me a new perspective. I usually emphasize cert

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is...

I feel the Lord talking to me about risks lately. One of the very best lines in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is...

Lately, I have felt the Lord showing me the importance of having consistency in every area of my life. Allowing room for the Holy Spirit...

I am a thinker. I have come to terms with it and I am learning to embrace it. God made me this way. I believe he likes it best when I...

Recently I had an illness for a couple of weeks. I feel so much better now. But during that time, God directed me to the part in the...

My daughter created an art piece for an art fair. It was based on the verse in Romans 12:2- Do not conform to the patterns of this world,...

I have a word of the year once again! This is usually one of my favorite processes at the end of a year and beginning of the new year....

God often uses the process of discovery to show me new things in life. His way is gentle enough to give free will and know that we are...

“I know my sheep and my sheep know me. I know my sheep and my sheep know me”... I have been repeating this scripture in my head lately....

I found this piece of writing late last night that I had written during the summer and realized the wisdom that it still has. I wanted to...

Recently, I was doing some reflection on my writing. One of the genres that I love to write is fiction. Yet, it's been an entire year...

I just bought some sweet honey recently. It is so good! We consume lots of honey in our house. I like it in my hot tea, we put it on...

I have always enjoyed the process of discovering my word for the year. However, this year, I found myself putting the process off and no...

On this day nine years ago, I was entering the hospital with signs that it could be my first child’s day of birth. It was a little...

I love words. Not just any words though. I enjoy it when so much can be expressed in one word alone. God often speaks to me in this way...

My family and I visited the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art this summer. They had some outdoor art pieces that we took some time to look at....