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Come Out and Play
Come out and playSimple words to be sureAn invitation, a promiseHope to be hadEndless possibilitiesInsecure, vulnerableThrow in a dash of scaredStepping outCome what mayTrusting, relying,LeaningI am my Beloveds

A Dare
So today, I was given a dare. One that I have to do for a month. A dare that I accepted… albeit a little reluctantly. Why reluctantly? I don’t know. Perhaps because I know I need too and it scares me. Which I know is silly. Maybe because I know it will bring about change, and given all the change I have in my life right now, and how well I handle change… even good change scares me right now. So, I go into this dare with a little trepidation but secure in the knowledge that the Abba has me in the palm of His hand. The dare: I need to say the following out loud at least once a day…ideally I need to have it hanging up on my b

You continually a...
You continually amaze meA cloudless sky, beautiful blueBig clouds, little cloudsFluffy clouds, shoestring cloudsNo two skies the sameMountains declare Your majestyFlowers, Your love of beautyLeaves, the scope of Your creativityYou care when even a sparrow fallsHow much more must You care for meHow great are Your thoughts for meThough I stumble You are thereWhen I lose sight of You, You are thereIn the palm of Your hand, I restHolding on tightly, I trustNot my will, but YoursWritten by Heather Diane Tipton

Why do we always ...
Why do we always think we need to understand what God is doing in our lives? The Bible is full of stories of people not understanding what God is doing in their lives. There’s always a point to it even if they never get to see it. Most days I can accept that. Most days I trust blindly, knowing He has a plan for me. Most days I know He will take care of me. But that’s not always the case. Some days, like today I struggle. I so don’t understand what God is doing in my life, and I know it isn’t for me to understand necessarily. It goes beyond that. I’m confused. I’m tired. I need clarity. I don’t

I good friend of ...
I good friend of mine, Kimberley Woodhouse's book Welcome Home; Our Family's Journey to Extreme Joy, officially released this week even though you've been able to order it for a while now. I've had the great pleasure of reading her book... on more than one occasion when she was writing it. And every time I'm amazed at her incredible story and how cool God is through it all. Each time I've read it, I've gotten something new out of it.Being able to hold that book in my hands and see how everything came about to make it happen... it's really cool. The back cover copy reads:Overwhelming