I can’t believe it is going to be over a year that I had been meaning to share about this. It’s been a while since I wrote last, but lately this promise has been really on my mind, you’ll find out later. I am continually amazed at how God sometimes gives us a glimpse of something and we don’t even realized it in those moments. It happened in the last days I was in Israel when my sabbatical was coming to an end. I went again to the Christian cemetery for the last time. When I got there I was met by a few people I had got to know in…

I am not a runner, not even by the most loose interpretation of that, but if the last 12 months were compared to something it could have been a marathon.  We recently celebrated our first-year anniversary as a family.  As I ponder on what has transpire, can’t help but feel so much has gone on but at the same time get the feeling much is yet to be accomplished.  I am tempted to think we have not advanced to become more like a family and in part to blame myself for not doing better.  But I stop and consider God.  If He had not been with me all along NOTHING…

During this winter break, my daughter expressed her need to start looking into what she would study after graduating this spring as well as learning to drive.  I began praying and asking God how to lead her in making a decision.  Originally, she had been wanting to study music but I, a practical person, encouraged her to study another field then afterwards do music.  I just wanted her to have something to fall back on if needed.  Well, as we prayed and got ready to discuss different careers, God started moving in my heart and changing my perspective. On our first evening we were to talk about this, we read…

A couple of months ago, when I finally knew the adoption was moving forward, I began getting a few things we would need once the kids moved in. One of the greatest lessons we can learn and experience in our walk with God is His Sovereignty. Be warned that I will constantly be mentioning it. It seems to be one of those attributes we KNOW yet easily forget when faced with challenges or uncertainties. Not that I was lacking anything for by God’s sovereignty and provision, I had all I needed. When it’s just you, you make do but now that that was changing there were a few things I…

In the last couple of weeks, I have been reminded a few times about what we consider as valuable and important. Society and our culture constantly showcase what we ought to long for. It might be as subtle as wanting a good cup of coffee and can be as obvious and complex as wanting a better life. I’d venture to say most of those things would be good and desirable. Yet, as we seek to get God’s perspective, they might not be the best. It is so easy to get caught up with wanting better things that we might loose sight of what is really important. So, what is most…

Can you believe 2020 is now behind us? Now I KNOW some of us would LOVE to leave all this Covid business behind as well, but alas we might still have to deal with it this year. Anyway, we’ll leave that subject alone for now. At the beginning of the year, I remember hearing in a few Christian circles how this year God would be exposing lies and truth would come to light. I remember how this rang true in my spirit. Especially because I had had a dream in which one of the major themes was exposing things that had been causing misfortune.   Therefore, as I heard others getting…

A week ago, I turned 40. Don’t know about you, but usually when going into a new decade it can get emotional. Cannot say I was actually looking toward this milestone in my life nor that I was okay with what that it entails. Yet earlier this year, a young girl with whom I share the birthday, got all excited about us dressing alike for our birthdays. I could not say no to that, now could I?! Now I was only looking forward just to see her enjoy herself. Plus I do like getting all dressed up every now and then. Although, if you ask my friends at the Ranch…

This year has sure brought about many changes. The pandemic has been like a curve ball none of us expected. It certainly has brought about many ramifications. One of the hardest, I believe, has been isolation. At the beginning of it all, we were instructed to quarantine. What we thought would be a few weeks turned out to be more than 6 months. For obvious reasons, most of us could not have remained quarantined all this time. As it turns out, we cannot remain isolated. We need each other. Unlike mostly everyone, this time, I may have been the exception. Living at the Ranch, life still included most of the…

As I walked early this morning, I was going over things that I am needing to do. Going over my mental list I began to see I may have not been as wise managing my expenses. After asking God for His forgiveness, I began to be reminded of all the ways He has provided and blessed me. He has been so faithful in providing more than I needed. Not just financially but for every single aspect of my wellbeing. Now instead of going over my “pending” list, I began to make a mental list of the different ways God has provided and blessed me. As I thought of each blessing…