Trusting in Christ one day at a time.
Recently a friend asked me an interesting question. She said, ‘What’s something, besides what you’re doing right now, that you feel really excited and passionate about doing in the future?’ It didn’t take me long to come up with my answer. It’s one that’s sat in the deepest parts of my heart and the highest […]
“Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But […]
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” ~Psalm 27:14 I’ve never liked waiting. The thought of it makes my inmost being twist up into knots of impatient despair. Over the years I’ve learned to distract myself as I wait so as not […]
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” ~Luke 2: 1-7 When I think of Christmas I think of being home with my family. I think of the tree with the same ornaments we’ve hung on it since I was just a toddler, of the food my mom makes only during this time of year, and of the traditions […]
My parents like to tell me the story of when I was a child and would offer to pray over a meal. I would start my prayer and begin to thank God for every single item present on the table and my prayer wouldn’t end until I had mentioned everything else that came to mind […]
7 Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others. 1 Corinthians 7:7 How many times have I heard someone say, “Maybe you […]
Un día a la vez, she thought. One day at a time. That’s the refrain that played on repeat in her head whenever life got too difficult and even a thought about the future too overwhelming for her fragile heart to handle. I often admire her, that girl who had so much faith and just […]
Here I am sitting in my apartment in Oaxaca listening to the rain. The world is quiet. But in my head resounds this truth, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He will make your paths straight.” I painted that […]
She stood in her small outdoor kitchen putting together the ingredients for today’s lunch: grilled chicken, avocado. “Something is missing,” she thought to herself. After a brief pause, she took off from the kitchen around the corner of the building. Walking towards the front of the complex she headed straight for the door. Just outside, […]
I am incredibly happy to say that I will be moving to Mexico for approximately 2 years! Those of you who have prayed and walked with me through this process know what a huge answer to prayer this is. I am still in awe that God would allow me to serve Him internationally- and especially […]
