*Welcome to those of you joining me from Proverbs 31 Ministries’ Encouragement for Today devotion When Life Gets Worse Before It Gets Better? (If you haven’t read or listened to the devotion (our brand new feature) click here. Be sure to stop by my Instagram today for the GIVEAWAY!) Had I entirely missed what God said, or was it…
I wake, my first thoughts shouting the same worry I slumbered with. The concern so deep, it fights to swallow my peace. I struggle to get up; to get the day started, the gloomy, rainy weather, a reflection of my heart. I lay and begin to push my thoughts toward hope. Toward my…
Lord, this feels bigger than me. I need Your help. Even as I type, I can remember the very first time I needed this prayer of desperation for my girl. Minutes prior, I received one of those calls you don’t want from the school; Madi wasn’t feeling well and wanted to come home….
Last night, I crawled into bed, hoping my eyes would hold up a few minutes longer; a least long enough to travel to a distant land through the portal of my bedside novel. I needed just a few moments to take a break from our real world and relax my mind. The past couple…
Stuck somewhere between numb and exhaustion, I stared out the window. Lord, how did I end up here? Please forgive me. Been there before too? If so, you’ll want to read my devotion today at Proverbs 31 Ministries’ Encouragement for Today….
“He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (NIV) The prayer seeps through my pen and onto my page: “Lord, renew my awareness of Your presence. A fresh infilling of You in me. A gentle, peaceful work…