Fiction Friday: Control
CONTROL Shelby leaned forward trying to see over the edge of the platform. Why had she let Marcus talk her into trying one of these crazy zip line things. The view from the top made her stomach turn and she stepped back quickly. "What am I doing up here?" she...
FMF: Refine
REFINE All that comes to mind when I hear the word "refine" is the verse about how God refines us like gold in the fire to burn away all the excess to get us to our best (Zechariah 13:9). I spend many, many years in that fire. Sometimes I would simply pray that I...
FMF: Middle
MIDDLE Right now "middle" describes my world well. We're in the middle ages especially with my two youngest. Not a baby for one or a little kid for the other, but also not big enough to do all the "cool" stuff. This middle is hard. We're also in the middle with...
Sometimes Love Looks A Lot Like Prayer
Good Morning Friends! During this season, we often equate how much we love someone by the gifts under the tree. We think we have to spend a lot of time, money, or effort to prove to our husband, kids, family, and friends that we really love them. Just this week I've...
FMF: Joy
JOY When I think of joy, I think of getting to spend time with my boys. That time at the end of the day when I don't have anything else weighing on my mind and I can really focus just on them. That's joy. I love getting the chance to really listen to them. To hear...
When You Feel Hopeless
Good morning friends, If there's one thing I could sit down with you and whisper over you right now it's, "God's got this!" It doesn't matter if "this" is stress from work, school, relationships, sickness... God is there with you in the mess, and he can make something...