"All of my life
in every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship..."
...impromptu neighborhood gathering...
...completing day 14 of the Whole 30 detox...
...Joshua's determination to conquer "the hill" on his bicycle...
...a beautiful afternoon to watch Micaiah play soccer uninterrupted...
...a beautiful afternoon to watch Micaiah play soccer uninterrupted...
...seeing our brokenness and realizing our need for Christ in the midst of difficult parenting moments...
...conversations that are hard but necessary...
...bike rides after lunch with Joshua and Will...
...hearing "Hi Mama."...
...a small group of friends that are determined to get to the heart of the matter and support Wes and I as we journey along...
...read alouds by the swing set on a beautiful afternoon...
...morning run with a friend that asks "how is your heart in all of this?"...
...neighbors that hang out while the kids play until after dark...
...a field trip to the quarry...
...a field trip to the quarry...
...the lovely ladies in my writing group that listen while I weep reading some of my recent struggles...
...their encouragement and support that follows...
...a yard full of kids...
...the morning quiet...
...the morning quiet...
...a 5 mile run with my old training group...
...watching Wes enjoy time with friends...
...watching Wes enjoy time with friends...
...studying Joshua with a small group of women at CBS...
...Joshua's example of faithfulness and trustworthiness as a leader of the Israelites...
-"Joshua believed God. He believed that He would act as He had promised, despite outward circumstances. That's the meaning of faith-it's believing God's word, even if our life situations show no sign or hope of immediate change."
...Joshua's example of faithfulness and trustworthiness as a leader of the Israelites...
-"Joshua believed God. He believed that He would act as He had promised, despite outward circumstances. That's the meaning of faith-it's believing God's word, even if our life situations show no sign or hope of immediate change."
..."Thank you Mommy" from Will when I told him I would take him to our old neighborhood playground...
...doctors that help counsel...
...school at the library one morning...
...school at the library one morning...
...realizing that through all of this tough stuff with injuries, my grandmothers death and difficult parenting issues that God lovingly prepared me last summer to walk this road...
...Joshua 3:4 "Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before." That He desires to show us the way into the unknown if we choose to trust Him...
...a friends help...
...the best chicken you will ever eat...
...the creative outlet of photography...
...reading this in my CBS study and knowing that God was speaking to me about a situation I felt ill equipped for...
"God never commissions anyone for a task without equipping that individual with His power and wisdom to accomplish it. The task ahead of Joshua is a difficult one, but he has the faith in God which the assignment before him required. He has witnessed God's faithfulness in the past and he trusts God's promises for the future."
...afternoon shadows and the "puzzle man"...
...the creative outlet of photography...
...reading this in my CBS study and knowing that God was speaking to me about a situation I felt ill equipped for...
"God never commissions anyone for a task without equipping that individual with His power and wisdom to accomplish it. The task ahead of Joshua is a difficult one, but he has the faith in God which the assignment before him required. He has witnessed God's faithfulness in the past and he trusts God's promises for the future."
...afternoon shadows and the "puzzle man"...
