I cried over a kitten this morning. It felt dumb and ridiculous. It felt compassionate too, yet the critic in my head condemned me for crying over a kitten when I so often fail in my desire to have a deeper compassion for other people. It felt small and silly, for I could easily count […]
Season My Words With Kind
Lord, guard my mouth, Control my speech, Season my words with kind. Let peace and goodness flow through me, Renew my soul and mind. Direct my tongue, the words I speak, Love poured upon them all, So I may bless, not cause distress, to others, grown or small. Lord, help me to refrain from speech, […]
Delighting in God Whispering in Creation
My blog tagline is Delighting in the Daily Details and I have long focused on looking for the beauty and loveliness God has written all through our lives for us to behold! This morning I see Him in the sunlight filtering through fern fronds on my porch, rosebuds in vases on my table, and in […]
A Canvas Factory Giveaway and a Lovely Flowered Canvas
I’ve been taking pictures since I was twelve-ish. 🙂 I received a nice camera for my sixteenth birthday and I was thrilled with it!!! It ran many a roll of film through it. It stayed with me until I purchased a nice digital camera in 2006. I love capturing memories in pictures. I love pretty […]
Navy Leather Bible (in)courage From Dayspring
Just yesterday we kicked off June and welcomed summer with a gigantic Bookstack giveaway, so how can today find us welcoming July with a Bible giveaway?! I know not. If you have any insight into this mystery of THE DISAPPEARING MONTH, please notify me immediately!!! 😮🤣 Months and time and days marching on, aside, I’m […]
Three Antidotes Against Discouragement, Inadequacies and Comparison
Voxer beeps and I pick up my phone to listen to the incoming message. My sister and I chat back and forth with our handy-dandy app. She shares about the struggles she’s been facing and I confess the irritations and insecurities I’ve been fighting against all morning. We ponder a few questions batting them back […]
Father of Every Good Day
Father of Grace – amazing grace – Move us to accept your grace, stand in awe of it, yet embrace it with open arms and soak it deep into our souls. Father of Love – endless love – Shower us with the vision of the vastness of your love. Enough and more for all – for […]
Called to a Pathway of Righteousness
“It is now generally recognized that the question ‘Am I Christian?’ can no longer be answered in any significant manner by citing denominational, ethnic, or national names or symbols. There are now 33,800* different Christian denominations on earth. Clearly, an adequate answer must go deeper than our religious associations. It must refer to what we […]
What Did I Do To Deserve This?
Good morning friends………….the framework of this story is set in the barebones of a true-life tale shared with me about a little girl and her response to a surprise giftcard in the mail. I took it, added some twists, a big bit of creative license and sketched out this story of grace. I tell it […]
What Type of Person Do I Desire To Be Free Printable
What type of person do I desire to be? This question has bounced around my brain quite a bit in the last few months. Honestly, it’s a topic that’s been on my radar for years now. I’ve been more specifically and intentionally putting it into words recently. I believe in living with intention. I also […]
May We Exalt Your Mighty Name
My Jesus … May we embrace Your grace. Worship with adoration. Live Loved. May we embody Your goodness. Reflecting back Your glory. Shine Light.. May we emulate Your character. With faithful, steadfast stance. In Trust. May we exalt Your Mighty Name. Grateful hands and hearts held high. Live Free. Amen.
His Abounding, Surrounding, Astounding Power
A prayer over your week….a prayer over my week….a prayer washing over our lives….in the nitty-gritty of a new Monday day….a new week….a week where we can continue to commemorate Jesus’ walk toward the cross, death, resurrection and R E D E M P T I O N!!! For His redemption is available EVERY DAY, […]
The Lord Sees Our Struggles
This is an excerpt from a post of mine over at Women Encouraged. Visit WE to read it in its entirety if you’d like! ~ May your day be blessed, friends! Struggles and challenges can cart along a whole truckload of anxiety and anxious thoughts if I allow them entry. But here’s a truth, friend: […]
What Do I Have To Offer?
What do I have to offer? The truth? This is the question I ask far too often. I don’t feel especially talented or called. I don’t have great ambitions or terrific dreams. I’m not a mover or changer. I don’t thrive in large crowds and one of my favorite things is curling up with a […]
Tricked Into Treasuring Trash
I’ll spare you the more repulsive details… . . Only enough to provide a framework for the lesson Miss Jackie acted out for me as we took an evening stroll. The thermometer blinked a forty-nine degrees and the sun shone overhead. A warm hat and fuzzy gloves warded off the chilly wind as we headed […]
A Whisper of Springtime Coming
It felt worth the effort. Lifting the bulky brandy-snifter-shaped vase, with its bursting of blooms, and precariously balancing it out to the front porch steps. Its contradistinction against the curtain of gray fog represents a promise and breathes out hope. Spring IS coming. Color is coming. Baby wheat will spring to life. Birds begin their […]
Ten Ways I Find Contentment
Contentment is found in…………. …delighting in the Lord! …giving grateful thanks! …trusting my God to know best. …choosing to see the beauty in every new day, every good day. …choosing Christ as my foundation. …confidence in Christ, come what may. …seeing the beauty in life, AND seeking it, even when I have to search harder. […]
