Living Brave and Courageous
A life on adventure with Jesus
Category: Suffering
The Blank Check of Motherhood
Motherhood isn’t what most people say it is. It’s one of the best choices I ever made…but it isn’t free or always fun or even a trophy. It’s sacrifice and hard work and a kind of love that can’t be explained. I knew that… Continue Reading “The Blank Check of Motherhood”
Four Years of Marriage…
Your marriage may be the single, most important ministry you have to a dying world…
Captive Miracles
What if the broken places of your story are being woven in a way that will bring someone else to Jesus and the place that real healing can be found?
Don’t Hurry
Caregiving wasn’t ever something I asked for or signed up for or chose. Each time I took care of a lady, the opportunity just fell into my lap because they were women I loved. Jesus would whisper His famous question to my heart and… Continue Reading “Don’t Hurry”
Persistence
The following post I wrote nearly two months ago…but because it was so fresh, I chose not to post it. Since then I’ve been learning what it means to be PRESENT even when I’m no longer Ms. Mary’s primary caregiver. Even that requires Persistence. It’s a… Continue Reading “Persistence”
Today is a Good Day
Today is a good day. The sun is shining outside my window and my heart is full. But oh friend, there are days. There are days that don’t feel good. The kind where you feel like crawling back into bed and hibernating…or at least… Continue Reading “Today is a Good Day”
Hope has a Name
Loss seems to linger sometimes. Unwelcomed, but still there. Showing it’s head when you least expect it and reminding you of what it’s taken from you. I recently had one of those reminders. It caught me by surprise. I was at a movie with… Continue Reading “Hope has a Name”
Guaranteed to Win
Victory doesn’t always look like we’d like it to. It’s crazy actually…that I want victorious living to look cookie-cutter perfect. Easy. Natural. Anything but hard. The longer I live, the more I realize that victory is both simple and difficult. Simple because Jesus has… Continue Reading “Guaranteed to Win”
The True Gospel
My personal study lately has found me in the book of Galatians and I have found myself basking in the beauty of the Gospel. This study has also brought up something else for me: the “other” gospel. Paul refers to it multiple times throughout… Continue Reading “The True Gospel”
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