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Frayed Beauty
The tapestry of my life is a facade that hides the frayed imperfections of the blessings and brokenness of day to day life.
Jenny Seylar
Feb 26, 20224 min read
God Moves In
Once upon a time the street was lined with beautiful homes and manicured lawns. Now it is a place where dreams come to die.
Sarah Davis
Feb 19, 20224 min read
What Really Matters
A house full of kids. An elaborate dinner table mostly unnoticed. And missing out on what is really important.
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 5, 20226 min read
What Matters Most
I mopped the sweat off my brow with my crumbled up shirt sleeve, the steam from the pot of delicious smelling food wafting up to greet me...
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 5, 20226 min read
A Time to Heal
Past experience tells me it's easier to allow things to stay the same, even as God provides provision for my broken heart to be mend.
Sarah Davis
Jan 29, 20224 min read
Falling Into Place
It is amid the act of being off balance that we learn how to regain our footing when we fall.
Jenny Seylar
Jan 22, 20225 min read
Finding My Way
In an era where celebrities are worshipped, it’s easy to lose my way. If I'm not careful, the constant comparison can rip me apart.
Barb Lownsbury
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Young and Wild and Free
God wants to guide me toward that place within myself that is young and wild and free. A place open to God's call.
Sarah Davis
Jan 1, 20224 min read
Still Repeating the Sounding Joy
Day after day I am challenged to repeat the evidence of joy that is always there, no matter how crippling my grief is.
Jenny Seylar
Dec 26, 20213 min read
Heart Sick For Answers
Sometimes it is child-like faith that is needed to wait patiently for God to answer prayer.
Sarah Davis
Dec 18, 20214 min read
Thrive vs. Survive this Christmas
The bright, shiny lights of the Christmas tree are up. The newly wrapped gifts have been carefully placed underneath. Let's face it. ...
Barb Lownsbury
Dec 11, 20214 min read
The Hope for Home
The feeling of being at loose ends and of lacking connection has me searching for Home and hope in unlikely places.
Jenny Seylar
Dec 4, 20215 min read
The Temptation of "If"
In God's hands, we can transition from paralyzing doubt toward anticipating a life amid God's abundant goodness.
Karisa Moore
Nov 27, 20216 min read
CATCH MY BREATH
In a year of changes, it took getting away with God to be able to release the breath I didn’t know I had long been holding.
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 20, 20214 min read
Learning to Carry the Pain
I was no stranger to grief in my life. Profound loss litters my past, and I have learned to wade through those waters with my eyes on Jesus.
Sarah Davis
Nov 13, 20214 min read
Table for One
Nothing feels so lonely as being alone in a crowd of people. It was salt in the wound of my still grieving heart.
Jenny Seylar
Nov 6, 20214 min read
That Isn’t Fair!
By Barb Lownsbury The swish-swish of the windshield wipers kept rhythm as I searched through the dreary, rainy parking lot for a close...
Barb Lownsbury
Oct 23, 20215 min read
The Gift of Being Heard
It’s much easier to speak up and reveal the vulnerable stuff in our hearts when we have the attention of someone who is listening.
Sarah Davis
Oct 16, 20213 min read
Catching My Breath
My morning time with God had been forced in the last half a year. I was short-changing the One whom I knew could get me back on track.
Jenny Seylar
Oct 9, 20214 min read
Anger Not Required
My anger at God was precipitated by the litany of challenges I had been facing. Could I trust God again?
Karisa Moore
Sep 25, 20215 min read
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