Not too long ago, I wrote a post about how my cat, Lovey, shows my family what abiding does and doesn't look like. Among Lovey's many desirable cat qualities, He enjoys taking walks in the woods with me and my dog, Shadow. It's difficult to make great progress when Lovey comes along for the walk. […]
Lovey is our cool, orange tabby. He’s a cat’s cat. He’s soft and gentle with our family but will ferociously chase down a dog that’s going after one of his feline friends. He’s the king of our farm but allows strays to eat from his bowl. He was a rescue cat, so I like to […]
Earlier this year, my family was punched in the emotional gut numerous times in a matter of weeks. Two officers were shot in my small hometown just twenty minutes away from where I now live. Tragically, one died and the other is still recovering. As a pastor and chaplain, my husband went on the scene […]
The encouragement in this post has been expanded upon in the podcast episode which can be found below.Will you join me at Asking Is Loving? I've known my friend, Susan Newkirk, for about twenty years. We started off being friends through our young adult group at a church we both attended. At that time, the […]
Who would've thought playing with pumpkins in a creek could be so fun? It was a great challenge to throw pumpkins into our creek and try to pick them up from inside a makeshift boat, an old deer sled. Picking them up was somewhat easy, but getting them into the sled without tipping it over […]
Click below to check out the podcast version of this post: What dreams and desires get in the way of more fully embracing Jesus and others? I prayed that the Lord would help me to desire to embrace Him over other things that were creeping into my heart. He reminded me to remember. Revival in […]
Click below to check out the podcast version of this post! With a crowbar in one muddy hand and a shovel in the other, I lifted my eyes and voice toward the sky. Heavy rain pelted my face and I cried out, "God, what are we doing here?!" It was Labor Day a few years […]
You can access the podcast, Asking is Loving, version of this post by clicking on the show graphic below: To say that the weekly 6:00 a.m. conversation and prayer time with my friend, Suzanne, is fuel for my blog and podcast would be an understatement. That weekly time holds me to considering my past week and […]
August of 2020 seems so long ago, but I'm revisiting a post from back then because it was such an uncertain time. As I face some new unknowns over the next month, I want to remember some things I learned during that first year or two of Covid. I remember spending more time outside and […]
God's Word calls us to turn to Him at all times, but what if we struggle with that in the midst of feelings of anger and irritation? In this episode based on a previous blog post, we remember that we can approach the throne of grace for help in our time of need. Will you […]
Advent Joy isn’t shallow or sentimental—it is rooted in the appearing of Christ. When Scripture speaks of Christ being manifested, it means that God has made Himself clearly seen, known, and encountered in order to save. “The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation…” — Titus 2:11, ESV The Child in the manger is the […]
Where do you long for Christ’s Peace to enter your story this week? Or have you given up hope for that? Perhaps it would be good for you and me to remember Jesus' words about the kind of peace He gives. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the […]