God has been teaching me even more this week about trusting Him.  Trust is a close sister to patience for me, so these thoughts are really about both.  It seems that the more I ask Him for either attribute, the more ways He surprises me with fulfilling my desire.  This week, He revealed both halves…

I found myself in a retail bookstore this afternoon searching for Dr. Seuss’s “Go, Dog, Go!,” which I wanted to purchase for a baby shower gift.  It was my favorite book as a child.  (Although a close second was “The Shy Little Kitten,” a Little Golden Book that captured the essence of my personality and…

I engaged in two very different conversations today that shared a common theme:  rebelling against wise counsel offered by those who genuinely care about our well-being.  The context and the counsel being proferred varied greatly, but the underlying premise was the same.  In praying for both situations, I began contemplating why a spirit of rebellion…

Giles and I booked our tickets last week for our vision trip to Nairobi next month, May 12-21.  We are beyond excited!  I am especially excited for Giles to experience it all and to see it anew through his eyes (and camera lens!).  I am also excited to return, to see how things have changed…

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” ~Romans 12:2 (ESV) A dear friend prayed this verse over me yesterday, and since then, I have been pondering its…