Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: chaos
Daily Reads 10.02.2019
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16 How do I access the grace of God to persist in asking? The scripture for today reminds me that I have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven ahead of me. He is Jesus. He completely gets it. When I have something come up in my life and I need …
You didn’t ask…
Last week was my daughter’s birthday. On Monday she sent me a text with a recipe attached and asked if I would make pumpkin muffins for her birthday. Later that day while running errands, she gave me a printed copy of the recipe and asked again if I would make the muffins. While shopping, she …
Daily Reads 09.30.2019
Read: I John 5:13-15 Asking for what I need. Why is that difficult? I think it’s because, in asking, I admit that I am not self-sufficient. Acknowledging weakness isn’t a trait admired in our world. And, to be honest, it wasn’t a trait I learned as a child. What about you? Does asking for help …
Daily Reads 09.29.2019
Listen… What do you want to be remembered for? May your day be blessed with the presence of Jesus and the hope his name brings.
Daily Reads 09.28.2019
Listen… I abandon the idea of popular, famous, well-known, rich, remembered to be the person who tells as many as she can that Jesus is real and that he saved me from myself. If you remember nothing about me, remember that Jesus is my motivation.
Daily Reads 09.27.2019
Read: Zephaniah 3:17 Today our youngest daughter will say “I do” to the love of her life. For the last 18 months, I have watched Zac and Katlyn grow in love. And it has been a beautiful progression to observe. You see, Katlyn thrives in this relationship. She is the best version of herself. Her …
Daily Reads 09.26.2019
Recently, the company my husband works for sponsored a Keith Urban concert. In order to attend the concert, you had to know someone. There were no tickets to buy, no raffles to enter, you just had to be invited. I attended the concert because I was invited. I didn’t bring anything, it didn’t cost me, …
Daily Reads 09.25.2019
Read: Psalm 139:13-18 While the words of this psalm are quite familiar to many, it bears reading again and again. Today when you read it, offer it as a prayer of thanksgiving to your Creator. He watched everything about how you were put together and he deemed it VERY GOOD! Sometimes our world tells us …
A Work of Art
It was during my time of healing. Well, really before I got serious about it. Preparing for a half marathon consumed my time and my thoughts. I was also finishing my undergrad degree, taking a fine art class. It happened to be ceramics. In the midst of all this, in walked conflict. She came in …
Daily Reads 09.23.2019
If I am chosen and I don’t bring anything to the table, what about doing good things? Does it matter what I do anymore? What about my skills, talents, aspirations, education, degrees, accomplishments? None of those things commend me to God. He isn’t impressed with what I can do or what others think about what …
Out of the Chaos 