Your Love Moves In
I sit down with a heavy sigh, trying to understand my mood. My head is full—full of the looming list of responsibilities that seem...
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Jenny Seylar
Feb 13, 20214 min read
Moving Forward
I have been living out the idea of acceptance in profound ways since my husband’s death. My faith in the Creator helps me to move forward.
Barb Lownsbury
Jan 30, 20214 min read
This Will Never Be Different
Doomed. Stuck. Lost. Hopeless. Unworthy. Depressed. Ever been there?
Jenny Seylar
Jan 9, 20215 min read
In the Rearview Mirror
As I listened, the line between secular and sacred was lowered with each soul-stirring song, and God joined me on my drive.
Sarah Davis
Jan 2, 20214 min read
Loving Others is Never Wasted
The bell on the door chimed as I entered the local florist shop to purchase a bouquet of flowers. The aroma of fresh cut stems filled the...
Barb Lownsbury
Jan 1, 20215 min read
Embracing a New Year
I was doing a spiritual exercise where I spent time reflecting on my childhood. I was really struck by how much those initial life...
Barb Lownsbury
Dec 25, 20204 min read
The Magic of Christmas
Over two thousand years ago, unto us a child was born. His parents named him Jesus. He was born in the lowest of circumstances to a...
Jenny Seylar
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Repeat the Sounding Joy
Day after day she challenged me to repeat the evidence of joy that was always there, no matter how crippling my grief was.
Sarah Davis
Dec 12, 20203 min read
Realigning My Heart
Realization came that I was living in fear, and in disobedience of God's word.
Barb Lownsbury
Dec 2, 20205 min read
You Are Valued
The two younger children jumped out of the newly purchased mini-van, their eyes sparkling with excitement. When they see their new home,...
Jenny Seylar
Nov 28, 20205 min read
Down a Rabbit Hole
Finally! No more wearing masks, social distancing, or washing hands to the point of making them raw and chapped. This is what I long to...
Sarah Davis
Nov 25, 20203 min read
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Then it dawned on me that God doesn't need particular words, only a willing and open heart. My spirit urged me to stop striving so hard...
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 21, 20204 min read
Taming My Thoughts
In a world of turmoil, disease and reality TV, I serve a God who reminds me often that He holds me in His capable hands.
Jenny Seylar
Nov 7, 20204 min read
Everything's Fine....
What am I to do since my life is no longer fine? How am I to cope when I long to scream at the world, nothing seems right anymore?
Barb Lownsbury
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Be what?!
In a world running after fame, importance and significance, where being overly busy is considered a badge of honor and social media likes...
Jenny Seylar
Oct 17, 20204 min read
Short-Changing the Creator
My body and spirit were slowly getting into the zone of my morning time with God. Just as I began to journal my first thoughts of the day, t
Sarah Davis
Oct 10, 20204 min read
When You Feel Buried
During my incarceration experience I walked everywhere. It didn't matter that I fractured my ankle after rolling off the top bunk in the...
Jenny Seylar
Sep 26, 20203 min read
Trusting God’s Will
When I really trust God’s will, I accept that God is able to see beyond my circumstances. God understands all that is at play in my life.
Barb Lownsbury
Sep 24, 20204 min read
This is How I Fight My Battles
“In the spirit of heaviness, put on a garment of praise.” Isaiah 61:3 They say life comes at you fast. So true! I think 2020 will go...
Sarah Davis
Sep 19, 20203 min read
Gardens and Wellsprings
This was the summer of our failure... garden failure, that is. My husband and I started the season of spring with the best of intentions....
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