It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Christmas! And we are excited! We are aching for something that embodies celebration, giving, loving, friends and family. Christmas and all that it entails ushers in some normalcy, some tradition, some pattern and routine orchestrated annually. Each year presents it’s own tribulations but this year-it certainly seems likeContinueContinue reading “The Thrill of Hope”
Category Archives: chaos
Stranded
…and so we stay. We stay in our destructive habits and behaviors, even though they hurt others and even ourselves. We stay because its familiar, because it’s comfortable. Oh sure, we have tried change for a minute or two…and it’s nice. It offers peace, it offers a new perspective, it offers hope–but it is work.ContinueContinue reading “Stranded”
Love Him, Love Others
For the past several weeks, I have watched friends endlessly share information to educate and passionately plea with their social media audience to consider their perspective regarding current events. I have also watched scripture be shared attempting to coerce readers to choose truth and righteousness in the midst of our country’s chaos. A wealth ofContinueContinue reading “Love Him, Love Others”
Sufficient
If we as Christians, walking in forgiveness of every wrong committed-even the really, really horrible ones; if we somehow convey or even worse somehow falsely believe that there are sins worse than ours, sins that somehow aren’t quite covered by His blood, sins that His SUFFICIENT grace does not pardon–how will we draw others toContinueContinue reading “Sufficient”
Casualties
Each of us can instantly think of a time or many times when someone has caused us pain. Being the victim of someone else’s behavior seems to readily come to our minds and we can sometimes even park there; sometimes for far too long. Are we as apt to consider the times we ourselves haveContinueContinue reading “Casualties”
Happy Birthday Mistie!
It was her birthday. She’s a single mom, in fact, she is an excellent mother of two. She works in the medical field. She loves Jesus. In the last year, she has conquered much in her personal life including becoming healthier, walking away from an abusive relationship and chasing Jesus with passion. He is lovingContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday Mistie!”
The Reset Button
In the midst of navigating this Pandemic, I can’t help but acknowledge some really good things are happening. I have seen an abundance of posts that make me smile as I scroll through social media. Families are dancing together, playing games together and laughing together. My friends are posting cooking videos and asking others what’sContinueContinue reading “The Reset Button”
Clinging
I unexpectedly became overwhelmed with sadness. As I paused and tried to gather my emotions, I scrolled my thoughts. What had provoked this onset of pools in my eyes? Let’s be honest, the last couple weeks have evolved into so many unexpecteds! Most of us have never seen circumstances like the ones we are navigatingContinueContinue reading “Clinging”
Marla Geiger 