I recently listened to a 4 sermon series from Austin Stone church. The series was about the sovereignty of God over suffering and evil based off of Genesis 37-39,50 and Joseph's trials throughout those chapters. I highly recommend the series as all 4 sermons were...

Today's devotional from the Jesus Calling book was amazing. I have read this several times already and will continue to do so. If you have never heard or read this book, I highly recommend it. It is written from God's perspective to us and the lines in...

When I have my quiet times and journal I start out with praises. On this journey and blog I feel as though I've been asking for so many things, instead of praising God for what I already have. It makes me think of a parent...

C.J and I are taking a medical hiatus. I probably wan't clear in my post on June 5th, because it was a very overwhelming day, but C.J has moved to GA for 6 months for his job. It's obvious that God is telling us to wait....

We all have times that we are in a waiting room, figuratively or literally. Lately, for us, it seems as though it has been both. A series recently done by Holly Furtick at Elevation Church called Waiting Room really hit home for me. The scripture...

I just received the news yesterday that my genetics test came back normal! Another big praise to God. They tested for Cystic Fibrosis, Fragile X Syndrome and Spinal Muscular Atrophy. I don't know much about the genetic disorders, but have heard more about SMA recently. After reading up about SMA...

I've been hearing this song a lot, "Before the Morning" by Josh Wilson, but hadn't payed attention to the lyrics until this morning. Just listened to a documentary about the song that was really powerful. "If we can trust God with our eternity, we've gotta trust...

Today at work a lady mentioned she was going to go back to school in the fall for a degree in Nutrition. She said it had been her dream for awhile, but this was the first opportunity she had to accomplish it.It made me realize:...

Psalm 40:1-4 - I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy put, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to...

Here is another devotional from Jesus Calling written from Jesus' perspective to us.Rest in Me, My child. Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17), asking My Spirit to take charge of the details of this day. Remember that you...