Sometimes, when I’m working my way through one of these plans, it helps me when I get a reminder of what it’s all really about. Sometimes...

It all started so innocently. We bought our house 20 years ago and we said right from the start, “some day we’ll remodel this kitchen.” We’ve also repeatedly joked that whoever built our house never intended to actually cook a meal in that kitchen. It’s very small and poorly laid out, but in spite of that I’ve managed to host 19 years of holidays and birthdays from that silly kitchen. But then Covid came and Christmas of 2020 brought all 3 of our adult children home with no r

Today we begin Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible and one of my favorite psalms because all 176 verses are unified on two...

“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:12 “He has removed them all, all, ALL!...

I just couldn’t let go of Psalm 15, I read something yesterday that I was still thinking about when I opened my bible this morning and I...

While talking to a friend on Monday, she asked me some questions about how exactly to “pray” the psalms. In the past I have just read...

Sunrises and sunsets, if I go through my camera roll I can’t even tell you how many photos I’ve snapped of both. And I’m not alone, we all seem to be fascinated with them. They manage to find their way into most everyone’s vacation photos. As I sit here waiting for another one, (same sun, different location), I’m struck by two things: The constancy and dependability of God. As long as the sun continues to rise and set, there is hope in the world, and there’s hope for my littl

“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone…” 1 Timothy 2:1 While...

I often get asked, “how exactly do you Scripture Journal, what does your daily practice look like?” For starters, it rarely looks the...

While preparing this months journaling plan I came across this wonderful article that highlights the elements of Nehemiah's Prayer and...

Do you ever feel like you struggle to pray? I do. I find it so hard to sit still and keep my mind focused, and then I feel guilty that it’s so difficult. I don’t think I’m alone though. In fact, I think God knew this would be difficult for us, because the Bible is full of instructions regarding prayer, and prayers for us to use as a model. One reason I think prayer has become so difficult for us is technology, in particular the smartphone. We have become conditioned to res

I’d like to introduce you to someone very special to me, this is my mom and she’s the person that introduced me to journaling. Growing...

The various tools I use daily to help me better understand the Word: Various commentaries, those by Warren Wiersbe and the mentor series...

Do you feel like you struggle to understand God’s word? Does the language seem clumsy and leave you feeling more muddled than inspired? ...

I know I told you all to hold on until July 1 for “something new” but I just couldn’t wait and decided to give you a little peek!...