Here are the reflections from last week! Monday 3/20/17 Deuteronomy 5:32-33 32 So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. 33 Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Moses wrote these words after two chapters (4-5) of reminding the Israelites that obedience was required by God in order to inherit

Today is another one of those moments where the reality of the struggle is so real, I can taste it in my mouth. It is so tangible that the "ropes of trouble" are felt around us. I have been honest with you all along, I tend to wear my heart outside for all to see. Except, when it comes to the reality of when I am in need. My greatest weakness is PRIDE and not wanting to let others know anything is wrong. It goes against every fiber in my body, but as I mature a little, I have

One year ago today, the little lamb that was rejected by its mother died suddenly and unexpectedly. I had just finished a long day of work at my auction and returned to my farm to find her lifeless form laying in the shade of a tree. My reaction was one of shock and admittedly despair. This little lamb who we called Precious, had opened up so many doors and so many hearts to the love of the Good Shepherd, I could not for the life of me figure out why God would allow her to di

I am so thankful that I was pushed to look at the Old Testament in a new and fresh way this year. I was led to ask a simple question as I read through these stories of old. I have been amazed at what I have seen and am finding it hard to contain it to small looks into these passages each day as I am finding them so rich with impactful moments that directed Jesus in the paths he should take. I pray you enjoy this journey with me. Monday 3/13/17 Numbers 27:15-17 is a summary of

As you can probably tell, this picture was not planned. My youngest son was the one holding the camera at this moment and his finger hit the button as he was moving around and he caught this blurry picture of one of the post in the sheep shed that is connected to our pen in from of it. At first glance, I almost deleted it, but after looking at it more, it has become one of my favorite pictures. It reveals a lot about how much of my life has been, or at least how I have percei

It is hard to believe I waited 41 years to start looking at the Old Testament stories as the very ones that were written in order to train up a young child, Jesus Christ, in the way he would go. The impact of these stories on his life is both clear and evident as he walked, taught, and lived here on earth. These are the stories that were used to form his understanding of his Father and who he was as the Lamb of God. Monday 3/6/17 The further I get into the book of Numbers, th

If each one of us were to be extremely honest, we would admit that one of the longings of our hearts is to know that people are proud of us. We want to make others happy! We want to feel that sense of excitement that comes with having someone pat your back and say "good job!" For so many, this seems to be unattainable. It is like no matter what we do, we just cannot seem to get that "thumbs up" from the one we most passionately desire to please. It could be a parent, a spouse

This past week was a journey in going from "What can this possibly have to say to Jesus?" to "Oh my, how can I ever talk about all this in only 7 days? Numbers can literally be mind numbing, dragging through so much detail, but in those details are so many impactful moments that shaped Jesus into the Lamb of God in the form of a Son of Man. I hope you are enjoying this journey as much as me! As I am learning how they impacted Jesus, I am beginning to understand how they were

If You have followed me for long, then you know I am very open, and at times, Raw with my emotions. I tend to be like Job and when I have taken all I can take, I just lay it all out there. This has admittedly been a difficult week. It has been emotionally rough due to frustrating circumstances and happenings. You ever had one of those? One that starts out on a Monday and then by Wednesday you are ready to explode? Yep, that was me, just yesterday. Interestingly, all day long