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Take Courage and Lend Courage
Step Out and Take Courage What if your miracle was as close as your next step? That thing you’re praying for, planning for . . . what if God was saying, “Your move.” My Bible reading lately has been in…
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Shift the Atmosphere In Your Home | A Devotional
… 5 Keys to Inviting Peace and Joy In When my boys were little (not that they’re all that old at eight and six) I went through a season of learning one of my job descriptions: establishing an atmosphere of…
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For the Imperfect | Faith | Hope | Love
Eyes Above the Waves We’d all love to be able to say our faith can’t be shaken. But I, for one, am not too proud to see that it can happen. Take the Apostle Peter for example. He saw Jesus…
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Life in the 1920s | 10 Short Youtube Videos
Do you ever wonder what life was like before the radio? Before television? As a novelist (of the historical fiction kind) my research takes me back a hundred years and it is pretty fascinating. The roaring twenties started out with…
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Intentional & Thankful
I’ve been quiet on my blog, but not because there’s nothing happening. We’ve had a stay home order since Boxing Day (for you non-Canadians, that’s December 26th). We still have a stay home order now, but the kids went back…
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Worry Is Not In The Job Description
Thursday Thankful Moments Matthew 6. The whole chapter has been my lighthouse the past week. Christmas is around the corner and it’s hard to not dwell on how we want things to be. The loved ones we want to see.…
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Mindful of the One and the Many | Remembrance Day
As a Canadian military family, Remembrance Day holds a lot of significance. Seeing my own soldier stand amongst his brothers in arms on November 11th year after year, marching in honour and remembrance of the fallen ones is sobering. Attending…
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Thankful for His Goodness | Even When I Can’t See It
Thursday Thankful MomentsDevotional #5 I took a few weeks off from posting devotionals to spend time with my family and to finish up some things on my to do list. But here’s what’s been on my mind the past week:…
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He’s So Faithful
Thursday Thankful MomentsA Devotional SeriesWeek 4 Hello October! Here in Canada, the leaves are beginning to change, the temperature is changing . . . sweaters and toques are starting to make appearances. But I’m thankful that even as life and seasons…
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Kindness | Loving as He Loves Us
Thursday Thankful MomentsA Devotional SeriesNumber 3 While on a missions trip to Guatemala years ago, a lady in the market approached me and tried to sell me some scarves or tablecloths or something, and she said in English, “For your…
