I came away from a recent mountain retreat with this simple revelation: EMBRACE LIFE. Sometimes life hands us the unpleasant: difficult, painful, drudgery. And we resist, thinking this isn’t what we signed up for. We want adventure. Excitement. Romance. At the very least something fun. It’s exhausting, resisting what we’re given. But what if we Read more…
Pure and Simple – Let Go
Pure and Simple – Let Go There are times when we are called to ‘do’ all we are capable of doing. Other times there is nothing left but to bow at the end of our own strength. Die to self and our small plans. Holy Ground. Empty. Here we are forced to simply lie back Read more…
Empty To Be Filled
I love to cook but some days I love to lie back and not be responsible for how it all turns out. I think learning to trust God is like learning to let someone else do the cooking. The gift of weariness is realizing we need rest more than we need control. Letting go of Read more…
Great Adventure
How we choose to see the experience before us changes everything. You get to CHOOSE. Ending or beginning. Sorrow or joy. Trial or adventure. Which direction are you looking? Forward or back? Be done focusing on defeat. Choose to look UP. Open your heart. Trust. ‘God has a Plan. A Plan to prosper you and Read more…