What if were to remember and to believe that God exists, and what if we allowed that reality to interrupt our view of absolutely everything else?

You got another go today. What a gift! Lord-willing, you get another one tomorrow. Make the most of it.

There is so much tension in this life we live where it is obvious that we are not home yet. May we be people who commend our spirits and our lives into the hands of our heavenly Father.

The presence of someone with you, who is stronger than you, really does help you to face things that you fear. Doing it alone feels really daunting.

God sent an angel because He knew that Elijah was facing something that was beyond his own strength. God knew the limitations of Elijah’s capabilities and so sent him what he needed at just the right moment. And what did he need? He needed some carbs, a cold drink, and a good nap. Sometimes, in our flesh, that is what we really need.

I tend to waste a lot of energy asking a question that God thinks is rhetorical. When I wonder if the love of God is real and available and vibrant towards me, I am essentially asking a question that God settled long ago, and I love that He did it in such a tangible way.

I hate waiting, for anything, and so this is the most frustrating thing the Scriptures could say to me, but it is an oft-repeated instruction for the people of God. Wait … and then wait longer … and when you’re done with that, well, wait. God operates on another timeframe. He never seems to be subject to our own time demands, and yet, He is never late.

Dear friends, as we get the opportunity to explore the scope and scale and wonder of the universe, use it as an opportunity to step back a little bit from what you are facing, and see if it doesn’t change the size of the obstacle in front of you. He made the stars also, and it wasn’t hard for Him, and so loving and caring for you isn’t hard for Him either.

And so friends, enjoy your short but beloved lives. God thinks about you, and He really, really (like for realsy) loves you, so go out and be who he called you to be. Don’t waste your life.

Katie is a helper, but she is also really little, and so her helping is sometimes, um, not all that helpful. In fact, when she helps with things, it usually means that those things will need to be done twice, and so my temptation is to not include her at all. One of the places she loves to help is with the cooking. She slides a chair into the kitchen to stand on, she throws her favorite kid’s apron on, and she insists on doing things that she really isn’t capable of doing. It usually leads to a bigger mess than is necessary and more stress expenditure than was budgeted for in my emotional checking account, but it is worth it for the sense of purpose, joy, adventure and participation that it brings her. I love it when she helps, even though it isn’t all that helpful.