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I woke up while it was still dark yesterday with so much on my mind. My heart aches because my kids keep trying to grow up before I’m ready. I’ve been worried about a loved one battling a serious illness. And I get overwhelmed by all of the hate and sadness in the world. …
I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
Thursday, April 9 I took this photo this morning of the moon setting behind my house. But when I looked at it on my camera, I thought, “Ehh… that’s not amazing or extraordinary enough to post on social media.” 🌕 What a crazy standard I sometimes set for myself? When is a beautiful blue sky,…
Wednesday, April 8 I got a few photos of tonight’s super moon as it broke through the clouds. I’ve been reading through the Psalms this month, and it reminded of Psalm 8, which I happened to read this morning: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which…
As 2018 comes to an end, many people are posting their Top Nine photos of the year. Even though nine isn’t the typical even number that comes to mind when highlighting the top moments of a year, the nine-grid photo fits perfectly on Instagram. I’ve been looking through my photos trying to identify how I…
I was driving down a small country lane, getting ready to turn onto a still small — but slightly larger — country road. I looked both ways for nonexistent traffic and was surprised to see a large brown pick-up truck turning in beside me. The driver stopped his truck at a diagonal right next to…
I was standing in the middle of a farmer’s field Wednesday night, staring intently at the black sky when my phone rang. I could see a red haze creating a glow across the dark horizon. I looked down at the device in my hand. I didn’t recognize the number. Should I really answer? My hands…
When Kent and I were first married, we were trying to get involved in our first church together as a couple. It was a large regional church, so we attended a meeting to get to know other people who lived in our community. We lived about 25 minutes away from the church, and there weren’t…
Here’s a little January 2018 fun fact for you. Did you know that we started the month AND ended the month with a full moon? This doesn’t happen often, which is why it’s called a “blue moon.” The moon wasn’t blue at all this morning. But it’s only “once in a blue moon” that we…
If you’ve read my blog for long or if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that I’m obsessed with taking photos of the full moon. I have an app on my phone that tells me the stages of the moon and the time it will rise and set each day. “That’s just WEIRD,…
