Category Archives: Faith

Gratitude: Stretching Paper {And Myself}

I am so thankful encouraging words. A little backstory for # 413… This past week I really have been feeling a push to “stretch” myself and stretch myself some watercolor paper,  and paint, even if it is just a few minutes a week. (Gotta start somewhere.) Emily, at Chatting At the Sky, has been writing...

Rethinking and Renewing

RETHINK- verb: think again about (something such as a policy or course of action), esp. in order to make changes to it  As a young Christian I just went with the flow. I  was lazy in my relationship with the Lord.I did not discern the difference between the loud nagging of the enemy and the quiet...

Gratitude: Worn Smooth

There is a branch on one of my favorite hikes that is very interesting. Over time, many people have taken hold in the same spot as they take a steep step up. It now appears shiny and it is smooth to the touch. The roughness has been worn down and the oil of hiker’s hands...

Wrinkled

There are times I feel like I have been balled up like a used piece of paper and tossed in a near by waste bin, while in the midst of a trial. I am so thankful that Jesus picks me up from where the enemy leaves me on the battle field, tattered and worn. He...

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