Old Year’s Night-This Year, There Will Be Fire

New Yearโ€™s Eve portends a year of hopeful questions. Old Yearโ€™s Night is the last day of an answering year. In every case, the answer is the same. If it didnโ€™t kill you, no matter what it was, you will never fear it again.  Old Yearโ€™s Nights prepare for New Yearโ€™s Days by way of …

Exhaled (a reboot)

And then, I exhaled. Iโ€™m committed to learning to breathe deeply. This is more than a metaphor. I am a shallow breather. According to people who teach meditation,   When we breathe in a shallow way, the body remains in a cyclical state of stressโ€”our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …

Morning Devotional 3.17.26

โ€œHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, โ€œMy refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmโ€ฌ โ€ญ91โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ When things get tough, you need shelter and rest. Psalms 91 reminds us of the sacredness of refuge …

Morning Devotional 3.12.26

โ€œTherefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,โ€โ€ญโ€ญRomansโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We have peace. I am living through the longest sustained tumultuous period of my adult life. It is the hardest thing Iโ€™ve ever doneโ€ฆand yet, I am, for the greater part, at peace. God who …

Morning Devotional 3.9.26

โ€œIn the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, โ€œGod opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.โ€ Humble yourselves, therefore, under Godโ€™s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on …

Morning Devotional 3.7.26

โ€œBut the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.โ€ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV Everything is going to be alright. No matter what youโ€™re facing, God is bigger, steadfast, and able to โ€œstrengthen you and protect you from the evil one.โ€ I know this to be true because …

Morning Devotional 3.5.26

โ€œAfter this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: โ€œDo not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญGenesisโ€ฌ โ€ญ15โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Itโ€™s been a busy, stressful week, and this is my object reminder that I have, we ALL have a shield.My puppy loves me unconditionally. He is seated …

Morning Devotional

โ€œLet the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ143โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Yesterday was A LOT. All my life I have managed whatever comes my way. Itโ€™s a mistake. I learned to practice …