Do I really have to have that to be happy?

“…I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound.  In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.  I can do all things through him...

The Life of Pie – Rhubarb Pie!

Once used for medicinal purposes 5,000 years ago by the Chinese, rhubarb in modern times is a much-loved pie ingredient. Rhubarb is not immediately sweet though. Unlike peaches, berries, or other fruits that can stand alone at the dessert table, rhubarb requires no...

Holy Lonely

Big tears drop from underneath her lashes and she looks away from me, just as our eyes meet. She wants me to ask and probe — I can tell — but she doesn’t make her answers readily available. She wants me to prove myself trustworthy. Are you someone who is safe to hold...

One Piece of Candy

One Piece of Candy Romans 8:6 “The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” con•tent•ment [kuh n-tent-muh nt] noun The state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind. Isn’t it easier to recognize disappointment...

Broken and Satisfied

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Phil 4:11 During May 2012, after I delivered my first born son, I experienced debilitating postpartum headaches that made it close to impossible to function...