Longing. Hoping. Fulfillment. "What fear we felt in the silent years. Four hundred years... Can he be found? But broken by a baby's cry, Rejoice in the hallowed manger ground! Emmanuel. Emanuel. God Incarnate here to dwell! Emmanuel, Emmanuel. Praise his name- Emmanuel! The Son of God here born to bleed. A crown of thorns… Continue reading Saturday Song: Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground)
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Waiting for the much-needed rain
A Toy Piano and the Promise of Eternal Life
Triggers can be unusual, capricious things. At least for me, they are almost always unwelcome. Last Wednesday, my trigger was a small, worn-out, Little Tikes piano. A toy piano like the one I started playing almost from the time I could sit up by myself. A toy piano like the one my grandpa tried to… Continue reading A Toy Piano and the Promise of Eternal Life
Feeding my Mind
1 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat… Continue reading Feeding my Mind
Desperate
Lord, We are a desperate people. We are desperate for safety and security. We are desperate for health and material things. We are desperate for comfort. We are desperate for the wrong things. We snub and we rob. We demean. We grasp after our wants greedily and selfishly. Then we look outward and hear news.… Continue reading Desperate
The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Concluding Prayer (part 8 of 8)
As I’m wrapping up this blog series, I want to share some hope and prayers for myself and other single women. My homemaking has not turned out as I originally planned or dreamed, but it is good, and I am lacking for nothing because I have God Himself. Because God is faithful and because true hope… Continue reading The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Concluding Prayer (part 8 of 8)
Single and Barren
Author’s Note: (Before beginning this topic, I want to clarify my thoughts on two areas. First, I can only experience barrenness as a single woman. I don’t know what it is like to long for a child as a married woman. I don’t know how it feels to try to conceive, have my hopes raised,… Continue reading Single and Barren
The Heart of the Single Woman’s Home: Fear and Safety (blog series part 6/8)
Psalm 4:8, “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Proverbs 29:35 The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. A godly woman is called to be fearless. A quiet heart, which in God’s sight is very… Continue reading The Heart of the Single Woman’s Home: Fear and Safety (blog series part 6/8)
The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Hospitality in the Home (blog series part 4 of 8)
Houses filled with love have elastic walls. Practicing hospitality can be a daunting task. One of my biggest temptations in practicing hospitality is to focus on the ideal and pursue that. The food should be of this variety and arranged a certain way. The house should be clean, mopped, dusted, and vacuumed. The trap set… Continue reading The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Hospitality in the Home (blog series part 4 of 8)
The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Lies and the Truth (blog series part 2 of 8)
As I mentioned in the introduction post (read here) of this series on the heart of a single woman’s home, several lies about myself as a woman and as a homemaker wreaked havoc on my heart. These lies still tend to rear their ugly heads now and again, but by the grace of God, I… Continue reading The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Lies and the Truth (blog series part 2 of 8)
thoughts and songs 