A Friend and Her Pain
At dinner last night, Joelle and I sat with friends. Beth and Amy are sisters with whom I have been friends since high school.
Beth shared with us a recent heartache with which she’s now dealing and it’s a scary time for her.
I wanted to share with you some of our discussion and also some encouragement today from Psalm 107. I hope it helps comfort you.
Boy That HURTS!
Relationships must be built around total and full transparency and honesty. Far too often in the West, they are shrouded in little lies or built upon dishonesty and deceit.
Nothing too serious, but little white lies that over time build unrealistic expectations and leave desires from both parties unfulfilled.
Often, it’s years and years down the road these unmet needs or expectations create serious relationship hardship. I wanted to share my thoughts on a remedy with you today.
A Bucket
It’s officially launched. Our 2023 Autumn Ambience video. The video linked in this post is nearly 3 hours of stunning fall color footage as taken by me last season. I hope as you stream this video to your TV or computer screen you are blessed and inspired in your own life. Thanks for being part of this family!
Faith 104
I found myself in Psalm 104 today and was reminded of how magnificent it is to be in the far out places in America to embrace God’s magnificent creative capability.
This then brought me to thoughts of how lacking in Faith in Him causes man (you and me) to do and believe some pretty silly things, not the least of which is the so called “Climate Crisis” we are now having.
I thought it appropriate then to dissect this train of thinking through the lens of God’s power in his word.
Let’s Talk Faith
Yeah, avoiding the calling on our lives is never a good idea. Today, I am going to address this problem in my life. Maybe if you’re like me, it affects you as well.
Uncertainty and It’s Solution
Today there’s a lot of uncertainty swimming around my life and in my head. I simply can’t determine the right course of action. This is more a rant and a writing of my thoughts than anything else today.
A Storm Blows In
None of us like to deal with the storms of life.
However, the storms of life are necessary to point us in the right direction. The storms are allowed that we might begin to understand that we can’t do it alone; as much as we may wish to.
Instead we are to find our peace in our walk with the one who created it all. He cares for us and knows what’s going on in our lives each and every day. We can and must call on him whenever we feel scared or anxious.
He will help us.
For the Love Of Money
The love of of money can create fear of loss. It can take us away from our relationship with the Lord.
This fear of loss and fear of failure can really steal our peace and our joy. I know it has mine.
Today’s post will address this very issue as I found some comfort in Hebrews 13.
Doing To Others
Doing unto others may not be all that simple, frankly.
Sometimes, doing unto others can be horribly traumatic and quite painful in truth.
I put some thought into this today and what that looks like. I thought writing about it might be helpful and I hope you’ll take a second to read through my thoughts.