Driving two 16-year-old boys to baseball practice. It’s sprinkling, raining, snowing. We banter and chat. And then I say it – be a Noah. So think about this while it’s raining during practice. When God asked Noah to build an ark, Noah was faced with some big choices. It had never rained before in the history of the
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The Real Deal
Beth (B) – Where do I rest and where do I push? Where do I expect and where do I lay aside? Lord, give me your Holy Spirit wisdom today, just for today. Lord, help me to steward well in this – I am wanting to be – be still and be settled and be doing only what
Read MoreWhat Did You Give Your Best Today?
It was a question for my son. We had struggled toward the end of his school day and as I walked I thought. But wait. While I was focused on his behavior, you focused me on mine. Beth (B) – What God? What looks best to you: What do you want me focusing on? And dear Lord, where
Read MoreThe Day God Gave Us A Desk
I woke up this morning looking for lamp shades. I need 2, maybe 3, and I saw them at Target but too pricey. I started on the IKEA website and remembered Cole asked for a desk, so I looked at some. Nope. Then to Craig’s List. Nope. Then to Nextdoor. Wait, What? A free old solid wood desk
Read MoreHeartbreaking News
Has there ever been a place inside you so deep that any light is excruciating? It happened to me when I was in the midst of miscarriages. It would swallow me whole and leave me empty. It sometimes still creeps near, even now, though I am quicker to believe the truth and see the deep pit full of
Read MoreHis Fully
I started writing as I was worshipping you God, My ideas, plans, reasoning, opinions are limited by lack of information, false beliefs, lies, misinformation. There is a call to Truth. What does God say in scripture and then hearing and aligning all thoughts and imagination with that truth. The rest is of no use to God and breeds
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Beth (B) – Something really big in this time about being “rightly” aligned with you. What do you see Lord? God (G) – Beautiful – exactly designed and created for this time and season to bring glory to my name – be you – not for any other but for me – be your giggling, joyful self, love
Read MoreYou Are Mine
God (G) – Lovely and delightful – you are good – you are good. I love you Beth delightful – you are good – you are good! No strain no stress no battle You are mine and I am yours We sit we laugh we idle And you are mine yes, you are mine All the time –
Read MoreFriend
God (G) – Relax in my peaceful presence. Do not bring performance pressures into our sacred space of communion. When you are with someone you trust completely, you feel free to be yourself. This is one of the joys of true friendship. Though I am Lord of lords and King of kings, I also desire to be your
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