Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him,
My Savior and my God.
Psalm 43:5
The nurse asked me to rate my pain level on a scale of one to five....
"The one who offers thanksgiving as His sacrifice glorifies me."
Psalm 50:23b ESV
November has not been kind to California. We lament as stories of suffering and death and horror continue to assault us. Have mercy, Lord. Have mercy!
As we roll into...
Unwell. Unengaged. Uninterested.
It was as if I stood in a hallway before an unopened door, knowing health and healing lay on the other side.
Ten years ago, I pleaded with God to heal my malaise. I desperately needed and wanted...
When my son, Josiah, was three, he often said, "I so proud" after catching one of us doing something "good". I can still hear his raspy voice sputtering those words. Sweet words. Sweet boy.
"I'm proud of you" is a blessing...
As a child, I loved my diary. I used it to record the day's events, my secret crushes, happy times with friends, and girlhood sorrows. There were times I propped it next to my mom's bed so she could see...
"But as for me, I will hope continually and will praise You yet more and more." Psalm 71:14 NASB
My sister Jeni LOVES to exercise. Rarely a day goes by without a workout, it is intrinsic to her identity.
Not me. Although...