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Maybe just maybe it warms the Father’s heart when we blundered into decisions because we are hoping beyond hope-because somewhere deep inside we do believe that the Father, Jesus’ Father is good. We believe that this beyond good thing is going to happen to us!! Maybe it delights the Father that even in all of our brokenness and for all the wrong reasons of self protection we make this decision because surely the Father has this wildly lavish gift of love for me. I can look a

Day One finds us traveling through the hardest part of the trip, the part with the most traffic, the largest cities. Also making the adjustments of time together, and the nuances of pulling a camper. The nerves of what the trip will be like and what camper life will be like. Releasing into the structure of journey and adventure. Day Two soon finds us in Iowa, freedom to flourish is it’s state motto. Nervous system is calming, but the changes and the anxiety reared several ti

The book of Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament and from the time of the writing of this book until the opening of Matthew the...

I remember hearing in the early spring, “it’s going to be a fun spring and summer!” When I heard I thought, no it won’t! What fun can there possibly be in spring and summer. The weather is hot I won’t be able to get outside. And so it goes, you hear my self talk. The one who spoke those words came from a new relationship in my life, and he was referring to our future. My frame of reference was I can never have any fun, my life is suffering. I knew when I heard it, the Lord wa

How many of you would say you know Father God loves you? Most of us would raise our hand and say, yes intellectually I know Papa loves me. Can you point to the experience that you had with Papa where you were engulfed in His love as He and You had that moment that changes your orientation in life forever. Please be honest and raise your hand if you have had that moment. Yes, I am speaking to the right crowd here. I present to you that there are some of us who have had difficu

When we are in this place of the in between, where the Lord has begun revealing the core root of our identity and healing the wounds that...

I’ve started to believe God is good. He is the one who loves me. He is a redeemer and a restorer. He is redeeming my life and...

The Lord ripped me out of my not so fine brokenness in South Carolina and placed me right in the center of God's country, Forth Worth...

In these days with you in assisted living, I feel as though we really have no life together. I took some of your old clothing as we were cleaning out your house and found a black sweater that fits me perfectly. As winter turns into spring, I find that black sweater and put it on as I rise. I sense your presence and feel your smile and your hug. The sweater is the bridge from you to me that I have waited a lifetime to experience. It's the only hug I will get from you. Of cours

Virginia Crews Brady has always been one of those pillars of the foundation of my life. Did I have a everyday relationship with her, no,...

But he who trust in, relies on, and confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy and loving kindness, Psalm 32:10...

I was just helping a friend move, after all she had invited me. Quickly, I became aware that my usual mode of helping wasn’t what she...

I have certainly known her my whole life, and one of my first memories is when she was pregnant with Laura, her first born. She and Uncle...

What is it about this place? I have such a sense of dread even on the two and half hour trip there. The interstate quickly runs out at...

Where am I going to assuage the pain? I go to sugar. Wait, why is there pain? Oh yeah, am I believing that another person can define me?...

There is more...this archetype of abandonment from the mother also carriers this component of jealousy. Of course, as we navigate our...

Have you recognized behavior patterns in your life that seemingly no amount of prayer and behavior management can affect? I know the Lord...

This is for all my discipling friends who have ventured out on this journey with me. You have walked with me and have spoken into my...

One of the biggest moments in my healing journey happened while I was still in Texas(my safe place). I got up during the night and went...