Lost Letters

  This one’s been brewing and it’s taken me awhile to put fingers to keys to get this one out. I’m wading into waters that I don’t like to wade into-concerning red flags, discernment and water. I love the ocean, bodies of water but I also fear water. I love the massiveness and beauty, the closeness I feel to my Creator when I’m at the ocean, how it constantly changes and brings peace one moment but can be so angry and scare me the next. I’m also terrified of the massiveness and power of it all and always the unknown…tis in life and relationships. All the things I love about it are also the things I fear about it. Sometimes we find ourselves in relationships and situations that can feel like the ocean, ever changing, unpredictable, and sometimes beautiful.   At my age Ive had some learning experiences. Some of those experiences have been uncharted waters for sure. As I look back I’m thankful that God has, in His grace, let me experience these waters like I’ve experienced the oc...

  Not sure why we picked May 18th, when Shane and I picked that date to be married. Wasn’t a significant date, but it became VERY significant. May 18th was the day we said “I do” the day we joined hearts, our love and took an important covenant with God. This day has been celebrated since and always will be. I remember waking up with the sweetest anticipation, nervousness, excitement. Not because of the WEDDING ceremoney, but because I knew I was marrying the man God chose for me. I had prayed a bit before we met and told God that I was done looking for love because there’d been some doozies and lo and behold out of the blue God sent a Berry baseball player into my life, I’ve never been the same since. This time it was different, it felt secure and safe, and not just because I knew i loved Shane and he loved me, but because I knew that I knew that God had given me this man and this love. There was no uncertainty, no hesitancy for either of us. We met in September of ‘94, had our fi...

  Love a slow morning-coffee, rain, the Word and even a lil IG. Was catching up on one of my new Christian IGr’s and if I didn’t find a treasure. Picked up my study Bible to look up the scripture and it spoke to me but not in the way her translation spoke. I’m always amazed at how a little digging will uncover the sweetest treasures from a different translation. Thankful a slow morning allowed it and His Word is always always spot on.   Without going in to details…I’ve found myself on a healing journey with many situations. On this journey the sweetness and presence of God is so very apparent. I’ve said before that sometimes His Word is like love letters to me. When I read them I know that the timing is perfect, that He has allowed the words to penetrate my spirit as only He can. The words don’t change, they are always there, I’ve read them before but it’s always amazing to me that the words I’ve read before seem to have life giving meaning right when I need them most. Today i...