Do you ever feel like a small ship adrift on a stormy sea? How do you stay afloat when the waves relentlessly come crashing down over and over again? On a ship “hold fast” implies that rigging is tied securely. During inclement weather, sailors would actually wrap themselves in the lines to help maintain their…
Photo Credit: Manfred Zimmer, via Pixabay During our first year of marriage, Bruce came home with a ginormous flat screen television set, and I bawled. I had decorated the armoire in the middle of our living room with family photos, Scripture art, and mementos from our wedding day. Now, that display would be replaced…
Photo Credit: Ged Altmann, via Pixabay How do you end well? This is the question posed by Jean Fleming in her powerful book Pursue the Intentional Life. Over two decades, Jean prayed and planned and purposed to live her life looking toward the finish line and beyond to her sweet reward. Rather than fritter my…
Photo Credit: Walter Bracht, via Free Images In September, we explored Alaska. When we arrived at Whittier, we learned that in order to get to the capital city, we would need to go through a pretty long tunnel. I immediately wondered if anyone on our tour was claustrophobic. A dark enclosed space with no end…
Photo Credit: Ira008, via Pixabay My husband and I enjoy taking road trips together. We like to hold hands and tell stories and explore new neighborhoods. Sometimes, we drive in silence and just look up at blue sky and clouds. When the space and silence gets long, my man will tell me to try to…
…holding fast the Word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. Philippians 2:16, NASB I am sharing “Purposeful” with like-minded sisters at Photo Credit: Rodolfo Belloli, via SXC