An Unexpected Journey

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 My bible gateway verse of the day.  That word Hope just grabs me.  I know what it is to feel that I am dangling by such a small thread of hope… my whole existence feeling as if it could come crashing down at any minute.  But the God I know is the God of Hope.  It is part of His goodness.  He knows that we will walk through difficulty but that hope is a lifeline and it comes by trusting Him through the power of the Holy Spirit. I watched a cartoon this weekend that wrecked me.  Yep.  You read that right.  There is a series called Torchlighters of amazing videos that retell the real life stories of people who are heroes of the faith in cartoon form.  The girls and I watched the story of Gladys Alyward, a young woman who was rejected by a missionary society in the early 1900’s and to...

Saturdays I am sitting in my living room with the smell of bacon and onions filling up the space.  The whirr of the dryer and the hum of the dishwasher are keeping me company while the kids play outside (hallelujah for a Saturday without rain at last!).  My fireplace is warm and with collard greens, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, crowder peas, and corn bread cooking, I am totally feeling like a south Georgia girl with Alabama roots right about now!   I am all about Saturdays… especially the ones when we have nowhere to be or go!  That doesn’t happen all that often, but when it does happen it’s a breeze of fresh air on a hot day to the busy lives we all live.  Sometimes life is so busy that I forget to be thankful.  I forget that there are many people who would literally give anything to have even half of those comforts that I take for granted so often.   Last week we took the girls to walk through the Compassion International live experience....

Have you ever been surprised by love?  I have had more of these little love gifts than I can count over the years, but there have been two lately that really grabbed my heart and reminded that God’s goodness towards us is so lavish!  A new friend gave me a gift for my house a few months ago.  When I peered inside the pretty bag and pushed past the crinkly paper, my mouth fell open.  Inside was a delicate, yellow blanket that matched my bedroom perfectly!  What blew my mind is that this new friend had never even been to my home, much less seen my bedroom decor.  And I knew that God was speaking through her.  He was telling me loud and clear that He sees me and cares about even the details like what delights my heart.  Then last Wednesday night late I got a text from a dear lady asking me if my husband and I would like two free tickets to the Fox to see Les Miserable! Was that even a question?!?  I have always wanted to go to the Fox but w...