“How can this be for my good?” I’ve found myself asking this question an awful lot lately. With every disappointment, rejection and set back I keep thinking of Romans 8:28, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. […]
At the end of last month, we went to Storm Farms to pick strawberries for the very first time. My parents are in town, and so we brought grandpa and grandma along for the ride. Growing up in Hawaii, we never had a chance to do something like this, and so my mom finally got […]
I’m at a funky place in life right now. My faith can be so weak at times, and yet I know in my head that the only real solution to all my fears, is greater faith in God. But the struggle is real. The other morning as I drove Ellie to school, a familiar song […]
This past week a sermon by Charles Stanley kept on popping up on my FB feed. It was entitled, “Triumphant Joy”. I watched a clip of it and made a mental note that I needed to watch the full sermon later. Then life happened- an awards ceremony, Egyptian feast, recitation, birthday festivities, another bout of […]
I’ve contemplated whether or not I should share this. Not only has this been a difficult season, but it has also been a humbling one. I take pride in being able to do things for myself, to be able to bless others and help them when they are in need. So to be in a […]
It seems somewhat fitting that today I just started reading the book of 1 John. Almost a week out from Good Friday and Easter Sunday, this is a good reminder that just because we’ve put away our Easter decorations and eaten all our kids’ chocolate eggs (because we don’t want their teeth to rot *wink, […]
I’m not a native Texan, but I have lived here long enough to know that around this time of year the natives go crazy over bluebonnets. In all honesty, I haven’t paid much attention to them, but after seeing social media flooded with pictures of cute kids engulfed in a sea of bluebonnets, I figured […]
Everyone remembers Good Friday, the day our Savior bled and died; and celebrates Easter, the day when Christ overcame the grave. But what about the day in between? When the world grew eerily silent. Hearts crushed the day before. All hopes and expectations were shattered. What was once so very certain and sure had become […]
If there is one thing that I have come to know during this trying season, it’s that the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and He saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). I can honestly say that though this has been one of the most difficult times in my life, it has […]
I’m a thinker. Ask my husband and he’ll tell you I’m an over thinker. I can’t stop thinking of something until I have reached a satisfactory conclusion. Then, I neatly place all those thoughts in a box, tie it up with a pretty bow and tuck it away for safe keeping. No lose ends. Everything […]