Recently I completed two years as the coordinator of Moms of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS – recently renamed “The MomCo”) at my church. At the last meeting, my co-coordinators, knowing that words of affirmation are one of my love languages, all gave incredibly heartfelt, loving speeches about me. They said how I am always so quick with… Continue reading Profoundly broken, and yet, redeemed.
In his book, Trusting God, Jerry Bridges states: “I acknowledge it often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him. The moral will of God given to us in the Bible is rational and reasonable. The circumstances in which we must trust God often appear irrational and inexplicable….Obeying God is worked out within… Continue reading Trusting God When Nothing Makes Sense
Emma Pearl Allbritton was the only grandparent I ever really knew. I called her “Grandma” and my cousin called her “Mema”. My Grandpa, James Allbritton, passed away in 1990 when I was seven, and my dad’s parents were both gone before I was born. My grandma died early in the morning on Tuesday, April 2, 2024… Continue reading About my Grandma
It was over a year ago when I felt prompted to write this blog about the biblical phrase “God is my fortress” I already knew a little bit about ancient fortifications from visiting Windsor Castle in England in 2019, but I researched more and, in doing so, I found the Tower of David in Jerusalem.… Continue reading Seeing the Tower of David in Person
If you’ve been in enough Bible studies or Christian small groups you may have heard someone say something along the lines of, “I’m in a pruning season right now,”. This phrase is usually used to describe going through something difficult. This can feel harsh, and confusing, and we can sometimes tend to question why God… Continue reading Pruning Season
In April of 2021 I went to my first Women’s Retreat ever. The women of my church gathered at a camp in the Texas Hill Country and we worshiped, studied, fellowshipped, and prayed together. It was an incredible time for me. One thing that absolutely took my breath away about it was the worship. Listening… Continue reading Sing your part
In my Bible reading today I came across this passage from Numbers where the Israelites are in the desert and complaining because they’re sick of eating manna all the time. They start griping and actually reminiscing about living enslaved in Egypt because at least then they had “free fish”. “The rabble with them began to… Continue reading God still loves us even when we complain
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 The meaning of this verse has long eluded… Continue reading How to take your thoughts captive – and why you should.
Every year I look back on my site stats and every year I am astounded at the reach my little blog has. I know the numbers are small compared to other sites, but they’re big to me. Over the past year my blog was accessed by 5,297 unique visitors 6,522 times across 107 countries. Of… Continue reading An invitation for you, my global friends
Once again I am training for the Cap 10K which takes place next Sunday. I say “once again” because I have been trying unsuccessfully to run this race for years. The last time I ran it was 2017. In 2018 I got injured and was unable to run. In 2019 my best friend, Michelle, passed… Continue reading Trying a “Clean Run”
Lone Star Liz 