Loose Brushstrokes
I’m noticing the loose brushstrokes of certain paintings and how, especially with large outdoor murals, you cannot discern the subject until you step far away to get perspective. Close up, it’s disorienting and hardly beautiful. Far away, it’s gorgeous and clear. You see how every piece fits. I remember that discerning God’s work in our […]
Try More Water
I thought I’d remind us all to drink more water today, especially if we feel fatigued. Maybe right now, take a sip!
A Summer of Prayer
This summer, I’m reading more about intercessory prayer. Over the years, people have said, “Heather, you are an intercessor!” But I don’t feel like an intercessor. It doesn’t seem to fit my personality. Surely, this is a mistake! Would God give someone a gift of praying for others even if it didn’t seem within their […]
By the Creek
At All Times
This morning I read Psalm 34 with fresh joy. I highlighted my favorite parts for you. Consider how good God is and how He’s always working on our behalf. I would love to memorize Psalm 34 as my June challenge. I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. […]
A New Era
Ash and I keep noting that we’re in a new era of marriage. Since we had children almost immediately after getting married, we were always married with children. It was never just us. But now, with grown children in their late teens or full adulthood, it’s fun to enjoy a newlywed time we never had. […]
Some Years for Rest
These peonies needed a year of rest after we transplanted them from another spot in the garden. I didn’t know if they would flourish, but I waited, watered, fertilized, and tended to them while they established themselves. Year two? They thrived! Some years are for rest; some years are for glorious displays!
Little Outings
I love little outings–those small, inexpensive trips you can enjoy each day. Little outings saved me during those long, seemingly endless days of motherhood with toddlers. Little outings helped me survive the dark Michigan winters. Little outings bring great pleasure when God calls you to live in a small, semi-rural community. Little outings! Instead of […]
Evolving (and a Behind the Scenes Look at Publishing)
Yesterday I met with the wonderful website designer from Moody Publishers who will help me revamp my website when my next book (The Six Conversations) launches in the fall. I love that Live with Flair evolved into something new in 2015 when I wrote Seated with Christ. At that time, I moved from blogspot.com to […]
More than Watchmen
I read Psalm 130:5-6 6 and note the beautiful repetition of a certain line. We read this: I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Think of how watchmen on a […]