“God’s plans come to fruition when we slow down and stop letting our plans and fears get in the way of His voice directing and guiding us.” I took a deep breath, hoping that when I released the air in my lungs with it would come all of the stress, worry and anxiety I’d felt [...]
“When I ran away to Canada I thought I was running from a place where I didn’t belong. But I was running from myself.” Somehow it never felt like home. A small quaint village in the north of England with a population of less than 2,000. I occupied space in that village, but in my [...]
“He cracks open the door and lures us to come and stand in the light of our Home.” I stand in the symphony of the beach while wind whips loose hair and wild waves pound settled sand. One son pushes his plastic dump truck, making new tracks in the sand, and the other runs down [...]
“I want eternity to frame my choices in life, to direct my heart towards things of eternal and lasting value.” Very early one morning I woke up with a scripture speaking loudly to my heart. It wasn’t a verse that I had ever given much thought to, but on this particular morning it came as a [...]
“This wide, open place didn’t come easy. My heart has paid a long price for it. So I mean it when I say: I pray you find a Home here with us.” Part I Every second Thursday night, I set out the white cups, fill the kettle and line up the water glasses on the [...]
