When Surrendering Requires A Plan

“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” – Proverbs 21:5 (NIV) I’ve had moments in my life in which surrendering meant sobbing at my kitchen sink, snot across my face, hands in the air, saying, “I know you have this, God.” Okay,...
Adoption & My Wilderness

Adoption & My Wilderness

Di’s* Story: I spent the last summer of my college years on a mission trip to China. Witnessing firsthand a culture where the girls are undervalued, and even abandoned in the hopes of having a baby boy, the Lord gave me a heart and vision for adoption. A few...

Picture Surrender

“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” -Hebrews 4:9-10

Picture Freedom

“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16

The College Release of Freedom

“Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:7-9 It had to be the hardest thing I’d ever done!  I was saying goodbye to my daughter, Madison. She was beaming with excitement and expectation, while I was fighting...