Faith

The Ultimate Sacrifice

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020

My Best No

I’m a perpetual “yes” sayer. I struggle to let no be a part of my life. It makes me feel uneasy. Unfulfilling. Unworthy. Incapable. I mean really, quite lousy at times! That’s why sometimes I need to not just give my best yes, but my best “no”. So many opportunities come our way, don’t they?…

A Trip to Shipshewana & Amish Grace

Yesterday I had the chance to go to Shipshewana for the day! I met my mom, Aunt Lori, Aunt Linda, and Grandma at our first stop – the flea market! Oh did I find some deals! Side note: if you want to save some money and know a little bit about what they sell there,…

To Be Known

This coming Tuesday, I head back to Ann Arbor to prep my body for yet another ablation on Thursday. The reason for early admission is I will be taken off some of my heart meds in order to create a “best case scenario”, but I also won’t feel great. The idea of having to go…

Listen to the Sounds

Listening to the sounds. While Dan and I were at Stony Lake, there were times that we wished we could’ve captured not only the sights of our surroundings, but also the sounds. I think of these moments as reminders that though God is invisible, He shows Himself all around! God showed Himself in the: –…

Gratitude and Disappointment

I don’t understand. I find myself asking the whys all too often; especially this go around. Over the past week, I have been on the brink of tears numerous times and sometimes that wall of sandbags collapsed and the river overflowed. There is just so much I can’t wrap my mind around and often feel…

When Fear Becomes An Idol

Have you ever considered that fear can become an idol? An idol is anything that we elevate above God. Anything we fixate on, above God. Anything that demands our time, money, minds, and selves, above God. We are in a time where COVID is on the rise and the level of fear is as well….