Faith and Lifestyle
Her words came out of nowhere. Cold. Harsh. Hurtful. They struck hard and fast and cut straight through to the deepest roots of my hidden insecurities. I took in a deep breath and prayed for composure, I breathed out a peace only God could have given. A precious gift in this moment of tension. Serving …
Hearing Gods Voice “Dear sweet friend, Thank you for the thoughtful batch of cookies. We don’t always know what a simple gesture in faith can mean to others, but you should know that that your cookies came at just the right time. Your cookies filled two hungry tummies when dinner was late. They inspired a …
At Kids church we’ve been looking at the Life of Jesus. This week we focused on the Sermon on the Mount. Specifically the RADICAL statements Jesus made around being blessed. As I went around the room and asked each child what it meant to them to be blessed, they rattled off a list of typical blessings: …
I wouldn’t say that I’m a multitasker at heart, but life is definitely more blissful when I’m able to cross off two items on my to do list at once. And honestly, these five podcasts are definitely on my to do list! Whether I’m cooking, cleaning, driving in my car or doing the groceries, you’ll …
Self care ideas that cost virtually nothing! As a momma of two busy, wonderful little ones, wife of one amazing husband and friend to many incredible women, life can get pretty wild! And apart from carving out some sacred space (see here) to anchor my day and spend time with the Lord, sometimes I need …
It trips me up everytime. That forgiveness thing. It’s far easier to just pretend nothing happened and move on. But here’s the thing; unforgiveness pokes its ugly head out when you least expect it. It finds its way out through your words, thoughts and actions. It creeps into your relationships like a virus, infecting and …
I am generally an anxious person. It doesn’t take much to make my heart race. In a world where everything is constantly changing, moving forward, demanding more of me, I can find it overwhelming. At seemingly random times of the day, anxiety creeps into my heart and starts to take control of my world. Here …
What could I possibly say to a friend who is grieving? How could anything I say or do ever ease the heart-wrenching pain that they are going through? These are the thoughts that have crossed my mind over the last year as I’ve watched people lose the ones they loved the most and I’ve fumbled through …
Recently I came across a blog post on salvation. One of those ‘how do you know if you are truly saved’ kind of posts. And to be honest it left me feeling a little alarmed. Yes, it highlighted all the scripture regarding salvation and gave its ‘big 3’ (prayer, bible reading and belief) to salvation, …
We’ve just celebrated 11 years of marriage. And it got me thinking… We have come a loooooong way from those two young thangs that got hitched back in 2008. It made me think about the lessons that we’ve learnt along the way. The victories we’ve overcome, but also the areas we bombed out in. Through …