I find myself astounded – again. In some swift miracle, I am Emily again. I am eating chips and cooking dinner and dancing in the kitchen with my man. I am marveling at my girls and considering God’s Word. And a week ago I was still in the trenches of “just get through the day.”
Category: Devotions
When a Thing Is from God
I have not touched the adoption topic since I found out I was pregnant with Marilee. I realize that this may appear to be an indicator that we no longer plan to adopt. That is incorrect. Whether or not we adopted never hinged upon whether or not we would be able to have more biological
I am an island.
It’s no secret that living in Orlando was not my vote. It’s no secret that I miss our families and ache to live closer to them. I have, however, worked hard over the past couple of years to embrace the living here and make this our home – to stop living like it is temporary,
The start matters
I peaked over my new boppy pillow to see two eye brows shoot up above two very pretty blue eyes. “Mommy! You have cwayzy hayo!” I laughed out loud in my hoarse morning voice and scooped her up for some snuggle time. My Hunk/her Daddy walked out of the bathroom looking as handsome as ever
Where We Are At Now
2011 has been a rough year. We’re ready to look it in the eye, throw up two fingers and shout, “Peace out, 2011. It’s been real.” That’s not to say we aren’t grateful for 2011 and all that we learned within it’s parentheses. Release. Submition. Gratitude. Contentment. Trust. Faith. Hope. Love. They’ve all made their
Heathen Heart Time
Here I sit in The Hunk’s immaculate and homey office. On a Sunday. During LIFE Group hour. I know – I’m totally a heathen. But sometimes it’s nice to be able to steal away and read Ephesians 3 four times through. Uninterrupted. In utter silence. And something very close to mood lighting. A Grande Caramel
Lessons Learned in Lonely-ville
I woke up yesterday morning thinking, “Why did I post that?!” Do you have those moments? The ones where you’re feeling slightly crazy, so you do something that you would not normally do? Or you share something that bares your soul a little more than what you’re normally comfortable with? Well, Wednesday night was one
Don’t Leave Jesus in the Manger
Here’s what I’ve heard over and again in my spirit over the past few days – “Don’t leave Jesus in the manger.” I’m pretty sure that is the title of many a 3 point Christmas sermon, but I keep hearing it all the same. It’s Christmas, and I love to think about Jesus the baby.
The Front Lines
I’ve had a lot on my heart and my mind for the past few days – the Holy Spirit is stirring and I’m trying to stay on my toes, ready to learn what He wants to teach me. Here’s a little snippit of what I’ve been learning: In reference to the new life that we
What WILL happen…
“…But it wasn’t my fault anyway, was it?” The Lion looked straight into her eyes. “Oh Aslan,” said Lucy. “You don’t mean it was? How could I – I couldn’t have left the others to come up to you alone, how could I? Don’t look at me like that… oh well, I suppose I could.