The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:1-3, NIV)
Picture by Julie Arduini
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
As I mentioned before, believing I was captivating was a struggle for me most of my life. It still takes intentional thinking, especially as I battle harsher symptoms of menopause than peers. Beautiful is the last thing I feel most days. I was lamenting my flaws when I felt two flashes to my past that…
I remember sobbing, I mean snot-on-the-pillow-hiccuping-red-eyes-for-hours kind of crying. It wasn’t just one night or circumstance. But there was one season in particular where it seemed like everyone around me was thumbing their nose at God. Blatantly mocking Him, and often, me, for following Him. They were charting their own path and all I could…
I had a great Spring season leading a Journey group through my church. I mixed two Bible Studies–Lysa TerKeurst’s Made to Crave with John and Stasi Eldredge’s Captivating. We watched the DVD’s and discussed, and the two literally married each week. This week the Captivating lesson brought John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart group. The men…
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According to Merriam-Webster surrender means: to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed. : to give the control or use of (something) to someone else. Somewhere, somehow one morning in Madison Georgia as we met to discuss our next writing project we faced a…
I’m winding down sharing the Love Your Spouse Challenge, Day 6, from Facebook. Chances are you’ve been discouraged. That you’ve prayed for something and wondered if God ever heard. Be encouraged! We saw so many prayers answered as we watched Tom’s daughter marry and we interacted with so many people from Tom’s first marriage. It…