Category: love the Lord your God

  • Easter Reflections

    Six months ago I sat in the parking lot at my obstetrician’s office waiting for our much-anticipated 20 week ultrasound. I was excited to know the sex of our sweet baby, but all around my excitement was the dark shadow of fear. It felt like that fear was to the right and the left of…

  • Dear Wynn {The Birdhouse}

    Dear Wynn, I carried you in my heart for many years before I carried you inside my body, and now, in my arms. While you were in my heart, sweet boy, I talked to Jesus often. I prayed that he would send you down from heaven so that you could be my darling babe. And…

  • “A woman’s heart should be so lost in God that a man needs to seek Him in order to find her.” — Unknown Where is your heart this Valentine’s Day? Where would your sweetheart have to search in order to really find you? Is your heart in a place that you would be proud to…

  • Joy Perfume or {The Scent of a Mother}

    source Do you remember what your mother smelled like when you were a small child? They say “scent” is the strongest memory keeper of all the senses. In my mind’s eye tonight is an old wooden chest, stacked with memories: the texture of my wedding veil, the creases of my husband’s hand the first time…

  • First and Third

    Time is passing with graceful speed. I believe there was a gust of cold snowy air and then January was nearly behind me, tapping on my shoulder to bid farewell before fading away to memory. Very soon a little boy will come to live in our house again. A little boy. I think God knew…

  • Breath of Heaven

    The first Christmas that my husband and I were married, we sent out Christmas cards with a picture of an angel flying above Baby Jesus in the manger, placing a kiss on his precious baby cheek. The inscription read: Tiny Breath of Heaven, How We Love You So. I love the concept of the Christ…

  • Homeless Man in my Dumpster

    There is a homeless man living in my dumpster. It isn’t really my dumpster. It belongs to my boss and sits in our office parking lot. Nevertheless, for the past week, a man has been living in that dumpster. You hear about that kind of thing often enough-homeless people on the street, people living, literally,…

  • Thanksgiving.

    Give thanks to the Lord your God in all things, for His love endures forever. Is your spirit broken? Give thanks, for yours is the kingdom of heaven! Do you mourn? Give thanks, for you will be comforted! Is your heart meek? Give thanks, for you will inherit the earth! Do you hunger and thirst?…

  • High Water.

    I can only give you my word that every bit of this story is true. I woke up early on Saturday morning. I was planning to make the two hour drive north to my family’s farm to spend time with my parents, grandparents, and observe part of the harvest. I had a telephone call from…

  • Today.

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