I am sitting here trying to process, trying to find and receive comfort.  My brain hurts, as I am not filled with caffeine today.  My heart cries quietly, "Where are you, God?  I need to hear Your voice."  Disappointment is a difficult emotion and sensation to feel.  It's partners are doubt and fear.  I quiet myself and listen . . . there is no new word to comfort me . . . no new promise . . .  Could it be that when God is quiet, that we already hold the word or promise He has given us, the p...
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This morning I was hit with the temptation to allow a spirit of anxiety into my heart concerning Amabelle, my oldest daughter.  She will be 7 in May.  There have been some big changes at school, and they have been really hard for her, and therefore, hard on me.  Someone once said that having children is like having your heart running around outside of your body.  As I chose to come before the Lord with this burden, rather that choosing to carry it around and attempt to take care of it myself,...
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