Sep 28, 2021 | care for your soul, encouragement
It’s late September in southwest Michigan, and almost harvest time in the vineyard that hugs my backyard. It’s this time of year that the moist evenings hold the perfume of sweet, ripe grapes close to the earth. I often wonder if it’s heaven pushing this...
Mar 11, 2021 | encouragement
His little legs tottered, yet he knew where he was going. In perseverance, he kept his heart aligned with the greatest hero he knew, fueled by love. He watched…studied him with diligence and the fortitude needed to overcome personal roadblocks, striving to imitate the...
Jun 30, 2016 | encouragement
God does nothing half-hearted, half-done or with partial love. Open your hands and heart to grasp what He wants to give you.
Apr 28, 2016 | encouragement
The winter season hung weighty like a tired Monday, shivering under heavy sweaters that couldn’t fend off the draft blowing under my door. What does a Jesus-following life look like through a season of bitter Mondays, when your world seems amiss and...
Aug 4, 2015 | encouragement
You know what it’s like when you get a song stuck in your head and you keep singing it over and over again? It’s usually one of the most ridiculously annoying songs that you know, right? Well sometimes as women, we allow life to get ourselves stuck in our...