Category Archives: patience

What Getting Hacked Taught Me About Sitting at His Feet

My website was a victim of a recent WordPress attack. I’m careful with passwords and wifi and security issues, so I was unnerved to find out I could still be hacked. As I frantically rebuilt my site, I felt the Holy Spirit whisper something even more unnerving: “Is your websiteRead the Rest…

{WFW} See & Pray :: God is ALWAYS True to His Word…

The Word Psalm 66:17-20 (NLT) For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer. Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdrawRead the Rest…

Under Construction

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat. Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat. Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat. A cacophony of jackhammering awakened me before sunrise—definitely not the sound (or time) I’d set for my alarm! Through the murkiness of sleep I remember the flyer we’d gotten alerting us about the repaving of our neighborhood streets. In the darkness of early morning an army ofRead the Rest…

When the World Was Flat

“Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” JamesRead the Rest…

{Wordfilled Wednesday} What do we see in the waiting?

I can’t pretend to know God’s purposes for my summer. We’re in a holding pattern. We cannot see what lies ahead. Commitments have been only penciled in on the calendar.  Invitations are replied to with an, “I’ll have to let you know…” and the children are growing frustrated with theRead the Rest…