Let Love Guide

Our oldest son, Noah, is a Senior in High School. I remember holding him on his third day of life, singing this lullaby And I'll love you forever, forever my baby you'll be And I'll love you forever. Forever and ever my baby you'll be. Sweet, right? {but then, the 2nd verse ...} I want you to know, wherever you go, should life find us miles apart. I'll always care and always be there, 'cause Mama's love lives in the heart. Wait, WHAT? Someday this baby, whom I love with ALL I am, is going to LEAVE? I immediately started bawling and my mother, who was in town helping us adjust to parenthood, began crying, as well, saying,  "That's what happens. You love your child so much and then they grow up and leave." It was a scene, to say the least. I remember laughing through tears, telling Mom she couldn't cry and breakdown - she was supposed to be the strong one in the midst of my postpartum craziness. I thought, for a moment, we might n

His sovereign rule lasts and lasts, H is kingdom never declines and falls. Life on this earth doesn’t add up to much,  but God’s heavenly army keeps everything going. No one can interrupt His work,  no one can call His rule into question. Daniel 4:35 {MSG} I work at a church and at our Tuesday meeting our worship leader, Ric, shared a devotion based on this scripture. His observation - we are accounted as nothing, and yet, created in God's image. How can these two ideas be reconciled? In his devotion, he offered as we grow in God's image - as we lean into HIS image - we grow in His compassion, love and grace. By allowing our self to diminish - God becomes greater. There's a higher calling to this life - and it involves maturity, seeking, prayer, growth and worship. The beauty of our God is that He gave us free will {which is also the super hard part of this life}. Every step of our growth in God requires making the right choice. There can be no true worship unle

My husband, Scott, and I are leading a new marriage study by Francis Chan that is literally rocking me to my core {it's SO GOOD!!!} You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity is a marriage study, but it begins with an examination of your relationship with God. I've read the first chapter at least three times, trying to soak in all the truth. "... the best is yet to come. I'm sure of it. Even now, I am working to make sure my family is set up for the future. When most people make that statement, they are talking about financial security for their last few years on earth. When I say it, I'm referring to the millions of years that come after that ... I have imagined what it will be like when Lisa comes face to face with God. The Bible guarantees that will actually happen. One day, my wife will stand before the Creator and Judge of all things. What a staggering moment that will be! I can't imagine any of us being ready for the shock of that day, yet Scr

I don't know about you, but I'm loving 2015. I was so glad to bid 2014 a heartfelt "GOODBYE!" I spent the first months of 2014 in a depression that would not lift. It was really more like what I can only describe as Holy isolation. God took me {claimed me!} and was selfish in demanding my focus be on Him and Him alone. Ideally, this sounds lovely and beautiful, but for someone whose love language is Quality Time, being alone with God {and God, alone} was both hard {and beautiful}. At the time I couldn't understand why God would demand so much of me and I felt drained. I missed my friends, my relationships with the outside world. But God would have none of it. He was jealous for me {and now, standing on the other side, I'm so grateful}. I feel like 2015 is the Year of the Lord! In my last post I shared how God was healing me of my migraines {while I've had a bit of a setback I'm still claiming healing!} In addition to healing my migraines God i