Ease into Relationship

How to Ease into Deeper Relationships

We can ease into deeper more intimate relationships by intentionally sowing into those we value. Intimacy is “close familiarity or nearness in friendship”1 with others. I – Intimacy Translates into I Care It’s amazing to me in today’s world that we take so little time

Nesting Makes a House into a Home

How Does Nesting Make a Home?

Nesting When we think of a nest, we immediately call to mind a bird nest. When we think of nesting, we call to mind a woman who is eight months pregnant who wants to set her home in order before the baby arrives. Yet each

Raft in Ocean Waters

Like a Raft in the Ocean of God’s Love

Life can seem like a Raft in the Expansive Ocean Do you ever feel like your life is adrift, carried by the ocean currents? Even when it feels like we are a lone raft being carried by the currents of life, the truth is, God

Ordinary Happenings

Ordinary is Extraordinary in the Hands of God Almighty

Ordinary Missionaries Have Extraordinary Impact I’ve pondered for years why the death of the five missionaries at the hand of the Ecuadorian Auca Indians on January 8, 1956, would so impact the Body of Christ. Many missionaries before and after their deaths have been martyred,

Thoughts and Ponderings

Devotional Thoughts and Ponderings 28-Day Writing Challenge

Devotional Thoughts and Ponderings This is the gathering post for my devotional thoughts and ponderings for February 2022’s 28-Day writing Challenge. This is where you can find all my ponderings and linkups. Happy Reading! Table of Contents Day One – February 1, 2022 – Longing

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings – Cultivate Thankfulness

How do we cultivate thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation? Cultivate Dreams Enjoy Simple Pleasures Sow into Your Soul Cultivate Dreams We want to cultivate our dreams, but we don’t need our aspirations to breed discontentment, strife, or paralyzation. We want our heartfelt desires to inspire and

Love is Love

4 Types of Love

4 Types of Love The 4 Types of love: affection, friendship, passion and selfless love – or sometimes known by the four Greek words for love: storge, philia, eros, and agape –  show us the various forms love manifest in our relationships. Type of Love: