I used to roll my eyes when I would see yet another social media post about someone choosing a word for the year. I thought it was silly. How could choosing a word to focus on for an entire year help anyone? But then last year at this time I was so broken and parts… Continue reading Just One Word
Category: Change
New Year, Not New Me
Today is the last day of 2019. In less than three hours, we will cross the boundary between this year and the next. Many people will get on social media to proclaim things like "New year, new me" and make lists of their New Year's Resolutions. I have nothing against making goals, but to me,… Continue reading New Year, Not New Me
Insert Witty Post Title Here
Often, when I write a post, I write about a topic that God has laid on my heart. Today I am simply going to write about what He is speaking to me today. If it resonates with you, that's fantastic, but today's post is for me. I have struggled a lot lately with frustration and… Continue reading Insert Witty Post Title Here
Putting The Puzzle Back Together
I have always been a passionate person. When I was three or four, I told anyone who would listen that I was going to go to Central Bible College when I grew up. Around that same age, I started singing solos in church. Another year or so later, I started acting/singing in musicals at church.… Continue reading Putting The Puzzle Back Together
When It Comes To Loss
He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He kept him as the apple of His eye."Deuteronomy 32:10 ESV As I have mentioned before, I have a bonsai that I treasure. I started it from a seed, and although that was… Continue reading When It Comes To Loss
It’s Not Always Me
Several years ago, I took my daughters to the park. Throughout the park were lovely oak trees. I harvested a few green acorns from the branches of one such oak, and took them home with me when the girls were done playing. I had researched how to grow an oak tree from an acorn, and… Continue reading It’s Not Always Me
The Pain of Pruning
I currently have two bonsais growing - one that I started from seed and one that I started from a cutting that was sent to me. The growth in the picture above are from the cutting. Both bonsais are very important to me. My desert rose, which I grew from seed, is a little particular… Continue reading The Pain of Pruning
Beheaded
I don’t like to over-spiritualize things, but when I took this picture, I felt as if it was another small reminder from God. Let me explain. This plant is a spider plant. It used to have long, healthy leaves, but it was root-bound, and so unable to grow. I tried to transplant it into a… Continue reading Beheaded