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Oh, Come Let Us Adore Him

(Previously Published on Mrs Words Blog & Hillsong Creative Devotionals) “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.” 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NLT) What do you think when you hear the word adore? What does adore mean to you? To me, adore means to stop and surrender every...

You are… LOVED!

No matter what is going on in your life; no matter what you've done, who you are, what you believe about yourself, what your circumstances look like, you are LOVED with an agape love! A love that sees beyond boundaries, race, identity, circumstance. You are loved despite yourself and because of yourself.

Let Heaven and Nature Sing!

Take a walk with me… imagine we’re standing in a forest of trees. Oaks, pines and cedars surround us, standing so tall and majestic. Trunks and branches reaching for the sky. Leaves flutter and sway in the breeze. Dry stalks, remnants of life and colour, crunching beneath our feet as we traverse amongst the greatness of God, expressed in nature surrounding us. What are you feeling in this moment?

Another Duck Story…

(Previously Published on Mrs Words Blog) Yesterday morning, I saw something that completely shook me. Let me preface this little story with a bit of a disclaimer. For those of you that know me, you know that I am not necessarily an animal lover. I eat meat (lots of it) and I wouldn’t call myself an advocate for animals rights by any stretch of the imagination. I also have participated and enjoyed a bit of hunting in my time too....

It’s Been Awhile…

(Previously Published on Mrs Words Blog) Lying in my bed, tossing and turning. Too many words rolling around in my head. Words and phrases, sentences and paragraphs, formulating pieces and posts. I can’t sleep. I can’t shake it. I have to write it down. I have to share it. Somebody out there needs to read these words, to hear this message. Truth to be told, encouragement to be shared, heart-ache to be healed, hope to be given, secrets to be...