I'm excited to introduce a special guest and her writing to you today! Kelly Balarie is a master encourager and a passionate writer and speaker about God's truths. She knows the power of God's truth for the heart, soul, and mind and since we are all about turning toward truth and grace here, I want […]
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 […]
This blog post is now available as a podcast! Click the image below if you'd prefer to listen: Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and […]
Outside forces can impact rivers; obstructions can cause the current to divert and cut channels in a new direction. The Mississippi River once changed course because of the New Madrid earthquake in 1811. It has been said that beavers are “ecosystem engineers.” When they build dams, they create brand new ponds and divert the way […]
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 […]