If only I can get through this season of life. I just can’t wait until graduation… finances are in order… life becomes easier. Counting down the days until vacation. I wish I had a spouse… a child… a family…a job. I’ve been known to whisper a few of those things...
Leif and I are huge fans of holiday cards and letters. One of our annual traditions is that we save them until Christmas morning when we lay in bed and open them all together. By the time we’re finished, Hershey is buried in blankets and envelopes and note cards. But...
Writing to the church in Thessalonica, Paul instructs them to express gratitude at all times. He writes, “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The mark of a Christian...
I’ve been thinking about the best way to say thank you. Because you deserve all the thanks in the world, and I’m hoping these heartfelt words will suffice. Your knees have bent in prayer these last few months. You have beaten down the doors of heaven and beaten back...
Throughout this battle, I am choosing to fight with joy. To lay hold of happiness in every situation. To choose to laugh despite circumstances. To pursue gladness with every breath. I’m taking on this Goliath battle, not with a handful of stones, but a balloon of joy....