Beautiful Calling

Photo Credit I cried as I read a story by Michelle Lyn from A life surrendered. Then I cried as I read this: Though I struggle, it’s not about release from the struggle, but allowing Him to change me through it. Though I fail, it’s not about the mistakes I’ve made, but what He’s done [...]

Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ~ Mark 11:9 Good Friday is such a bittersweet day. The day we remember His death at the cross. The day He may very well have been thinking ‘better me than you’. There’s a song reminds us that He could have called ten [...]

Last fall a friend of mine, Brianna {Heart(h) Management}, whom I have never met in real life, invited me to attend Mom Heart. I’d never heard of it and had barely heard of Sally Clarkson. On a whim, I said yes all those months ago and today I find myself boarding a plane, heading off [...]

 Photo Credit In a castle so grand, There lived a sweet lass; Who flopped on her bed, And picked up her looking glass. She sighed at the image, And wrinkled her face; She lowered her head, And cried in disgrace. "Oh my nose is too big And my hair looks like straw!" As she sat [...]

Photo Credit Another year has come and gone. I’d say it’s almost unbelievable that 2012 has passed already, as it seems that it went so fast, but that’s just silly. A year is the same number of days every year. {Yes, I know, except the leap year}. Though ever since Isaac’s arrival (June 2011), I [...]

When Isaac was admitted to the NICU at the hospital in a neighboring city, we didn’t know how long he would be there. I wasn’t breastfeeding because he didn’t have the stamina for bottle or breast. I was pumping and he was fed through a tube. I felt that I needed to be with him. [...]

source Does it really matter in the long run? How important is this to me? I’ve been mentally asking myself these questions and choosing peace over confrontation more often. I’m trying to be more patient. I’m trying to say yes more often; to embrace the day. I want to inspire, encourage and love! I want [...]

Source I’m not always happy with myself. How about you? Oh, I’m not talking about the fact that I am never happy with my hair {a whole other story}. I’m talking about inside me. I have a tendency to want to do it all; to have expectations of myself that are too lofty or unrealistic. [...]

Source With each decision I make, big or small, I want to remember that His opinion matters; that it is the only opinion that matters! My time, my resources, my all – is given to me as a gift from Him. I want to please the Lord above all else. But sometimes I forget that. [...]

Source Last month, as I reflected on 2011, mentally reviewed my accomplishments, failures and re-evaluated my priorities and pondered the upcoming year, it was as if the Lord audibly whispered, “choose peace”. I’ve mulled that over while I washed dishes, folded laundry, and tried to fall asleep at night. How can I choose peace? My [...]