A Strawberry Harvest

That picture is of my younger brother, Jonathan, when he was 8 years old. Strawberries were his 4H project. The funny thing is – he doesn’t like to eat strawberries. He spent two years working a garden he wouldn’t eat. Yes, he did all the weeding, and I did all...

Soul Care

Soul Care Soul care /sol/ /ker/ (noun) The life-giving practice of nurturing a close relationship with God. [see MATT. 28:11-30] There’s much talk about self-care, but even more caring of self, is soul care. Soul care draws us Godward in a deeper, more rejuvenating...

Resurrected Hope

John 20:21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”   Because we have a living Savior, we have a living hope. A hope anchored in a Rock that will not move. A hope that is the same yesterday, today and forever. A hope that...

Plants of Patience, Buds of Hope

“Good things come to those who wait” is what my plant whispered to me. No, I’m joking, but I am learning that. I love to buy big plants because little ones take FOREVER and they still might not make it because of too much water or too little water…ugh *eye roll*…see I...

Press On! One Step at at Time

“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives … not looking for flaws but for potential.” -Ellen Goodman,...