In come away ~ part two, I identified things in my life that create roadblocks for me in walking intimately with God. Now I’ll look at some of the ways that I can ‘come away’ from the things that battle for my time both practically and spiritually. The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms says this:…… Continue reading come away ~ part three
I just chuckle when people ask what my role is in our church planting journey. I honestly can’t say for certain. In fact, I often wonder why I have been given this privilege. I really don’t think of myself as a ‘pastor’s wife’…I’m just not qualified. In fact, when my love brought up his thoughts of…… Continue reading come away ~ part two
Recently, I was asked to speak to the wives during a breakout session at a pastor’s retreat. The theme of the weekend was ‘Come Away.’ The idea being that we need to come away from the demands of life and ministry to grow in intimacy with God. As always, as I speak to a group,…… Continue reading come away ~ part one
Easter weekend is fast approaching, and as we make plans for the weekend, I consider the events behind the holiday. For us it is not about bunnies and eggs and chocolate; albeit, I don’t mind indulging just a little. It is about a love so amazing, so self-sacrificing, that its depths cannot be fully comprehended. About a King…… Continue reading deepest love
We are now two weeks into spring. Someone forgot to tell the weather. We have had several snow storms with, perhaps, more on the horizon. Today, the grey air holds a fine snow being blown furiously about by the seemingly never-ending wind. The dreariness of the day echoes my mood. This day would have been my brother’s forty-eighth…… Continue reading i am holding on
Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, we are using Rachel…… Continue reading joy in the everyday ~ psalm 30:5
We finished up our Bible Study 101/Psalm 119 study and started a new topic in our Ladies’ Bible Study. We decided to use the Pure Joy Bible Reading Challenge from rachelwojo.com as our springboard. We’ve only done two weeks and my joy has already been put to the test. My Northern boy and his lovely wife just had…… Continue reading new grandlittles & joy tests
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ~Romans 15:13 Hope. Joy. Peace. Isn’t it interesting that these words walk together in the same passage? Hope: expectation, trust Joy: gladness, calm delight, state of well-being…… Continue reading joy in the everyday ~ romans 15:30
Home again, Home again, Jiggedy jig. When my Alberta girl was little she loved to read a book of rhymes at my mom’s home. She particularly liked “To Market, To Market” and would often happily repeat “homey, homey” (which was her version of the home again line) when we’d pull into our driveway after traveling. We…… Continue reading faithful and full of faith
I’m sure for most of us, we have a few favourite Christmas songs, even if some of us get a little grinchy about having to listen to them for too many weeks. It’s hard to deny that most of the Christmas music out there just plain makes us feel good and all Christmas-y-like. When my cl…… Continue reading sounds of christmas
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