Tag: encouragement

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.19.2021

After years of praying, months of planning and weeks of hard work, The Cabin off 39 is officially a THING! Designed especially to accommodate the needs of a private personal retreat, the once rustic space has been transformed into a comfortable, welcoming, warm space with all the amenities necessary to be cozy, peaceful and transforming. …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.18.2021

9I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.17.2021

When I left home to attend Bible School, my friends gave me a new Bible to take with me. It was a beautiful red, leather bound KJV with my name monogrammed on the front. Truly a thoughtful gift! As it turns out, I didn’t use that particular Bible much for study while at school but …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.16.2021

Prayer and praying follow certain forms in different traditions. A friend, nurtured in the Catholic church, taught me a prayer she said in her home before meals. It sparked something in me and I committed the prayer to memory. Thank you, oh Lord, for these thy gifts for which we are about to receive from …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.15.2021

31Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. 32So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. . . . 46After telling …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.12.2021

31Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.”  Mark 6:31 Today is an invitation to consider taking time away as a part of intentional living. This week as I hiked through the mountains of Sedona, I’ve thought about what it means to live intentionally. I’ve considered what it means …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.11.2021

1We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer. 2People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. 3Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:1-3 When my oldest daughter was young – maybe 14 years old or so – I felt disconnected from her. It …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 10.28.2021

Wednesday as I prepared to go to the beach again, I packed differently. I thought about what it takes to get into the water, past the crashing waves and into the deep. Sometimes it is about having the right tools and the right helper. Going into the deep is scary. The thought of what might …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 10.27.2021

Today was another windy day at the beach. The sky was blue as far as you could see with an occasional puffy cloud. White sand stretched in all directions, packed as hard as concrete where it met the water. Waves of water swelled and rolled toward the beach, making it a perfect day for wind …

OUT OF THE CHAOS 10.26.2021

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  John 10:27 Max Lucado wrote a children’s book entitled “The Song of the King” that tells the story of a king looking for a prince to marry his daughter. Three candidates came forward willing to compete for the hand of the princess. …