beautiful feet

We have the following Bible verses written on a chalkboard above our kitchen sink: Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness & in the shadow of death, & to guide us to the path of peace. Luke 1:78-78 NLT I chose to write out these verses for a few reasons. First of all, I like the picture it illustrates of God's mercy & how ultimately his mercy & light lead us to peace. Second, these verses speak of hope to me. They say that even in darkness & death there is hope! And last, it reminds me to live every day with expectancy. It says that heaven "is about" to break upon us; it's almost foreshadowing God's faithfulness. I've been thinking about this third point a lot lately. Expectancy. What does it mean? What does it look like? I think I've referenced it before, but I'm reading a book that's written specifically for people in a time of ...

More often than not, I find myself in a season where I'm unable to fully articulate it. Recently when this happened, I visited Amazon & purchased a couple of books that seemed promising in helping me articulate myself & even move forward in this season. And while my intentions always start off good, I tend to start reading these books & quickly set them down, allowing them to collect dust. I think I do this to avoid asking myself the hard questions. Today, I decided to sit outside & enjoy the sunshine. I thought it was a perfect excuse to pick up one of these dusty books & continue reading it. And I'm really glad that I did! It spoke of the story of Job in the Bible & offered a fresh perspective on the story. If I'm honest, I've never really identified with Job on a personal level. I've always found the story an interesting one, but I never saw myself in Job or his long-suffering. Because of my current season in life & the different ...

I've found myself saying a lot lately how friendships are different & harder the older that I get. It's sad & frustrating. Sometimes, it makes me feel lonely & I wonder what do about it. Recently, I've started binge-watching "Dawson's Creek"; a TV show from my high school years. While I was never a fanatic of the show, it's been fun to watch the episodes & reminisce. Between the clothing & hair-styles, the drama & angst-filled teenagers & their relationships, it's a lot like walking down memory lane. I was blessed with a really good circle of friends in high school. We would spend hours together hanging out & talking, much like the characters on "Dawson's Creek", and I'm realizing that maybe I took that season of life for granted. Maybe I was more optimistic in the past or maybe I was just naive, but I thought friendships would always look that way. I thought the bonds that we created as 16-year-ol...

I've been pondering a lot lately about the connection between being in control & having a plan & being organized. I've heard it said that people tend to be more successful in reaching their goals when they write them down & make a plan. That seems logical to me. I've also heard it said that when life feels out of control it's good to focus on the things that are in your control. Also seems logical to me. Automatically these situations make me think of being organized, because both require a certain level organization.  This week I started something new. Before Monday came, I wrote down each week day and assigned a list of tasks that I wanted to accomplish each day. My goal was to be more productive. If I am honest with myself, I waste a lot of time. So my hope was that this would help me get tasks done & not waste as much time. It's Wednesday & I'm happy to report that it has been successful so far. I think it helps that I'm a task-...