What brings you comfort? This is a journaling exercise, so go ahead, make a list, write it down!    I want you to really think about it. What did you rely on the last time you were upset, sad, frustrated, angry? I turned to __________ for comfort. What comes to my mind when I read the word comfort is my husband, a phone call with my daughter, laughing with my son, a good historical fiction book, knowing my husband and adult children are all home for the night. These things ma

The October scripture journaling plan is written by a new contributor to Letting His Love, my dear friend, Kristi Wyman. Below are a few...

This month’s plan was originally written in 2019 after finishing Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together . In just a short 122 pages he captures the essence of what it means for us to live life together as the body of Christ, in particular what it means to bear one another’s burdens.   In August of 2019 we were all blissfully ignorant of what was to come, but the political name calling and ugly rhetoric was already showing up plenty on all the media outlets and on social med

Christian Charity, I thought I knew what that was until I read an article last week that spoke of how desperately we need it right now. Because it's not so much about what we do with our money but about what we do with our words, our hands, and our heart. Frankly, it's easier to give money away than it is to practice Christian Charity. By definition Christian Charity is "lenient judgement of others. It comes from the Late Latin caritat- caritas: Christian love (Websters). Web

The introduction to July's scripture journaling plan can be found in the video above. Kindly watch the video and utilize the link provided below to access a printable PDF version.

Junes introduction to the humility plan is in the video above. Use the link below for the printable plan:

Last weekend I was on a women’s retreat (which is part of the reason this is a day late) with 60ish women, many that I’d never met and many that have been friends for close to a decade or more. Before I left I was in the process of putting this plan together so I was already thinking about the topic of growth, but over the weekend I saw what growth in the life of a Christian looks like and it was so encouraging!   The bible speaks to the fact that once we come to Christ, our

I confess, I’m really hesitant to put this plan out. The last thing in the world I want to do is minimize the pain and desperation involved in fighting anxiety and depression. I also don’t want to add to someone’s already overly full plate of guilt and shame that they can’t seem to get over this even though they believe in Christ. I think we, as the church, still have a long way to go in terms of loving our members who struggle with the dark night of the soul in whatever form

On Sunday Ron and I are leaving on an extended vacation and so here it is, the end of January and I’ve already been thinking about and planning for Lent. But it’s really not that far away, Ash Wednesday is on Valentine’s Day so we’re only talking about a couple of weeks. But as I was working on the February and March plans I began to feel anticipation at revisiting this centuries old church custom. Last year, because we were journaling the Attributes of God, I didn’t observe

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Manifest , adjective: readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight. Transitive verb: to make evident or certain by showing or displaying. Synonyms: verb; embody, incarnate . From Latin manifestos , caught in the act, flagrant, obvious. (Webster’s) Greek: phaneroō (fan-er-ó-o), to render apparent (literal or figurative): appear, make clear, clearly see, disclose, display, be known, (make) manifest, become (make) plain, reveal, be seen, show, spread, b

December 1, Advent has begun, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. I am feeling especially happy and excited as I write this, albeit in November, but excited nonetheless. First of all, I’d like to point out that we have journaled 10 of God’s attributes thus far and have taken the entire month of November to practice gratitude for many of those attributes. In case you lost track, here’s what we have covered; our God is immutable, loving, sovereign, good, maje

First of all, sorry for leaving you all in the lurch last month with no journal plan introduction and no Wednesday’s words. I have been in a valley, desert, wilderness... whatever you want to call it, a space. It’s part of the reason I took August off from social media and from writing regularly. I thought I’d just bounce back into action but that proved a little more difficult than I thought. For the record, I’m ok, my family is ok, I’m just in it, as they say. One thing tha

Please use the following pdf for a printable plan of Our Generous God.

Hi everyone, I can’t believe I made it an entire month with no social media, sad but true. It was a good month and it showed me how much of a link there is between my screen time and my ability to stay focused during my quiet time. What was really wonderful was the ability to stay with the journaling verses for a longer period of time and to really hear the Lord as I wrote. I have to say my personal journaling was better than it’s been in years. And so it was during this time

Purity, ugh, are you having flashbacks to squeamish talks about sex in the church basement during youth group? I think that’s what most people think of first when this word comes up, even if you weren’t subjected to those uncomfortable youth group conversations. However, the Bible has a lot to say about purity and much of it has nothing to do with sexuality. To be pure, in the biblical sense, is to be sinless. Purity is defined as “an absence of blemish or stain, especially s

What does it mean to be truly wise? The older I’ve gotten the more I realize that to be wise is so much more than being smart. Being smart, according to Webster’s is, “having or showing a high degree of mental ability; witty, clever.” Wisdom, on the other hand, is defined as; the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships, insight; good sense, judgement. Synonyms are discretion and prudence. The first is just about knowing, the second is about discerning and the two

“For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.” Psalm 139: 13-14 Isn’t it funny that when we look at babies we easily use all the above words? We look at a new baby and declare them perfect, we can’t imagine criticizing anything about a newborn. We see infinite hope and possibility. Words like wondrous, miracle, extraordinary, and marvel roll easily off our tongues, a

Next week we start a long overdue landscaping project at our home and I am so excited to get going. I’m excited to see the finished project but I know that a lot has to happen before I get to that day. Part of the preparation has been some devastation. We had three trees taken out last week, one a beautiful and beloved Dogwood, and as fate would have it, it was in the most glorious bloom of it’s history when it was cut down. Why would we cut down such a beautiful tree? Becau

“… ‘Bring your son here.’ As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.” ( Luke 9:41b-43)   Confession time, I haven’t journaled today’s verses or yesterday’s yet because I’ve been parked on Monday’s verses from Luke 9. Every so often that happens, and I just roll with it because I fi