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New mercies.  I remember a particularly challenging week for me several years ago.  Every day I awoke, I met with a new set of challenging circumstances and pressures.  Honestly, I was getting worn out, feeling winded at the end of every...

Claire Lewis penned our devotional post for this week. Be sure to head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. I am so quick to forget.  We've all been there - you enter a room and immediately forget what you came in for. Maybe you’ve forgotten...

This week's post was written by Heather Yost. Be sure to check out the contributor's page to learn more about her. When the Bible talks about how the LORD’s name is to be praised, from the rising of the sun “unto the going down of the same,” I had always thought that...

“Emma, where’s your smile?”  A toddler at the time, Emma was in her bedroom with us playing and was simply in a foul mood.  To help get her out of her funk, John inquired, “Emma, where’s your smile?”  He then encouraged her to go find her...

Delaney Johnston penned our devotional thoughts this week! Be sure to learn more about her on the contributor's page. Have you ever over-filled something before?  Maybe you tried stuffing too many clothes into your laundry bag, or perhaps you attempted to fill a...

Rebekah Hawk wrote our devotional post this week. Be sure to head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. The words hate and despise are such strong words, and I don’t know about you, but I often say something...

Our post this week was penned by Kimberly Grainger. Take a moment and learn more about her on the contributor's page. Could've been either the hot upstairs bedroom or just that hot fudge brownie I'd had way too close to bedtime, but I suddenly found myself wide awake...

Delaney Johnston penned our post for this week. Head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her! wildflower (n): a flower of an uncultivated variety or a flower growing freely without human intervention. ———— Growing up, one of the nicknames my nan gave me...

“Are you trusting, or are you trying?”  When my husband was a young boy, his dad called him into the house and asked him this question, a question meant to help him gain perspective.  Over the years, that question has been repeated in our home,...

Our post this week was written by Kelly Lawson! Head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. Proverbs 3:5-6 are some of the most recognized and memorized verses in the Bible. How can we truly trust in a person that we do not know? I hope this short...

Pamela Polanco brings us our devotional post this week - head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. My husband and I recently visited a church to share a ministry report where we were invited out to eat at Arby's after visitation time with staff and...

Morgan Rollins provided our post for this week - be sure to head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. Have you ever looked at yourself and thought, “If only I were skinnier, had a better tan, didn’t have freckles, had a smaller nose, different color...

But God.  This past year our church had a wonderful praise service, and as I listened to several of the testimonies, I heard these two words, two words perfectly chosen to remind us of God’s working in the midst of challenges.   I think we have all...

Heather Peets penned our post for this week. Be sure to head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her! As my husband and I have pursued a life of ministry, we’ve lived in some less-than-ideal homes. Though I can laugh about it now, it was not at all...

This week's post was written by Ruth Weldon. Be sure to head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. Abraham was a godly man that answered the Lord with "here I am.” You see, Abraham did not ask the details of God's request, nor did he express any...

This post was written by Heather Yost, precious friend and coffee buddy. Head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. Military life has provided many opportunities for spiritual growth and insight- especially when things get difficult and sometimes...

John and I used to quote this verse to our girls when they were little - little and afraid of the big dog, little and afraid of the dark.  Whether it were driving down the road, in our prayer time, or sitting beside their bed at nighttime, we used this verse...

This post was written by Rebekah Hawk, dear friend and colleague. Head over to the contributor's page to learn more about her. We are constantly being told to make sure we take time for ourselves. We are reminded to practice self-care, and that self-care looks...

This week's post was written by Kimberly Grainger, one of my dearest friends. Learn more about her on the contributor's page. As children, we're told "It'll be worth the wait!"  But, as adults, we sometimes struggle with delayed...

We hear a lot about health and wellness in our culture, don’t we?  Don’t get me wrong - I am all for clean eating and being physically active; however, do we pay as much attention to and invest as much time in our spiritual wellness - our thought...

“I will do that later”  . . . “I will start that next week” . . . “I’ve got plenty of time.”   Ever uttered those statements?   Time is something we frequently presume to have at our disposal but truly have no ultimate control...

All in.  I absolutely love the energy behind those words!  I tend to be a “go big or go home” kind of girl, so these words resonate with me.   Before a sports game - all in!  Before a church outreach - all...

Who doesn’t love to have friends?  What a wonderful gift from God! He certainly delights in fellowshipping with us, but He also desires for us to fellowship with others. Chatting at church, going out for coffee, talking about hobbies, connecting through...

Being intentional.  Ever caught yourself saying to someone or even thinking to yourself, “I could have done that” or “I should have done that”?  I know I have said both of those statements far too many times.  What does being intentional even...

“In every thing give thanks.”  That can certainly seem like a tall order on some days, can’t it?  Give thanks even when we are mistreated?  Cut off in traffic?  Not given the benefit of the doubt?  Passed over for a...

Relevant.  This word often drives our thinking, leading us to seek devotional books, podcasts, blogs, and conversations that address our current needs and satisfy the longing in our hearts.  Now, don’t get me wrong.  I’m not against devotional...

Isn’t it wonderful to have friends?  You know - those that we can share our disappointments, fears, and thoughts with, those that we can go to for advice, those that we grab coffee with and laugh with at the silliest of things.  Godly friendship is...

“As the Father hath loved me” . . . The Father’s love for His only Son . . . What thought-provoking words from just the first part of John 15:9!   In no way can we humanly grasp that level of affection for someone!   Yet it is with that deep...

Abide.  “To remain, to dwell.”  As I contemplate what it means to abide in Christ, I find it simply overwhelming that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, desires that I – with all my many failures - abide in Him!  I believe our heart’s desire...