How come?

How can someone who has seen the God who sees her (He sees you...), and has heard the God who hears her (He hears you...), turn and go back to a life of bondage?

That's what happened to a woman named Hagar, Sarah's servant, way back in the Bible.

Why wasn't she redeemed and transformed? Why was her son destined to become "a donkey of a man"? Why was she forever regarded as the "slave woman," while Sarah (though, herself, thoughtless and mean) was a "free woman"? (Gal. 4:22)

Hagar's son was born according to the flesh. Sarah's son was born through the promise (according to the Spirit). It's a lesson to us: That which comes from the flesh is destined to fail. To experience hardship. To find angst in the world. When we let the Spirit rule, there is hope. A future. A promise of peace... somewhere down the line.

When all is said and done, the Lord has granted us "free will," and Hagar exercised the will to go back to what was familiar to her. What was comfortable to her. She went back to Egypt, and all that went with it. When she left Sarah for the last time, she also left the God of heaven and earth.

It would seem that she let Sarah and Abraham dictate the character of God, as she would understand it.  Their living example wasn't enough to sustain her faith in the One True and Living God. The awful taste in her mouth, from two of God's finest examples of grace, overpowered her own personal experience of His presence.

We're human, aren't we? Prone to fail. Prone to let people down. That's why God's grace is so precious to those of us who have been saved. We know the ugly truth. We also know the One who knows us - sees us - hears us. It seems like a crazy triangular irony. We get saved, we share God's love, we screw up.

Is God strong enough to save those who are perishing? I believe His is. In spite of my feeble efforts.

Lord, bring freedom. Bring truth. Bring life. I praise You. Amen.

"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1

Voices

A flock of sheep are on a hill near Jerusalem. The sun has set, and there is a bright star on the horizon. As the constellation continues to rise, a breeze blows across the field. The wind seems to whisper, and a little lamb hears its voice...

"Do you see what I see?

Way up in the sky, little lamb,

Do you see what I see?

A star, a star, dancing in the night

With a tail as big as a kite..."

The little lamb is so excited, "Yes! I see it!"

The lamb speaks to the shepherd keeping watch over the flock. He wonders if the boy has heard the same voice...

"Do you hear what I hear?

Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,

Do you hear what I hear?

A song, a song high above the trees

With a voice as big as the the sea..."

Amazed, the boy cries out, "Yes, I do!... I've got to go tell the King! Surely he'll want to know!" He runs as quickly as he can to the outer court of the great palace. The King is on the terrace, and hears the small voice...

"Do you know what I know?

In your palace warm, mighty king,

Do you know what I know?

A Child, a Child shivers in the cold--

Let us bring him silver and gold..."

Humbled by the remarkable news, and quickened deep within his soul, the King sets forth a decree for all the people. He proclaims in a loud voice...

"Listen to what I say!

Pray for peace, people, everywhere,

Listen to what I say!

The Child, the Child sleeping in the night

He will bring us goodness and light..."

written by Tami Rosin (based on the carol Do You Hear What I Hear? by Noel Rigney and Gloria Shayne Baker, 1962)

"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace."

~Isaiah 9:6

"...if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him..." ~Revelation 3:20

May you have a very merry Christmas!

"I'm not defensive!"

"As human beings we ARE defensive. But when we feel unsafe and attacked, it usually gets worse. " ~Leslie Vernick

I never thought of it like that. I know we get (more) defensive when we feel unsafe and attacked, but the first part got me.  The question I asked was, "Why?  Why ARE we defensive as humans?"

The answer is:  Because we are guilty.

Guilty of what?

We are "GUILTY" before a living, loving, holy God.  The prophet Isaiah recognized this immediately as he stood as a witness in God's throne room: "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple." (Is. 6:1)  In response, Isaiah, who was relatively good in the midst of his culture, cried out, "Woe is me!  For I am lost: for I am a man of unclean lips... my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" (Is. 6:5)  We are guilty of all that He is not.  That is, sin.

Thus, we ARE defensive.  We are in a defensive position before a holy and mighty God.

In Christ, though, we are declared innocent.  Jesus Christ IS our defense.

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit, alive in Christ Jesus, has set you free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:1-2)

So, what does that mean?

If you trust Jesus, you don't have to stand in defense of your sin.  Through the Holy Spirit, you are being convicted of sin, and repenting of sin, and living in freedom from the bondage of sin.  1John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  We don't defend our sin, we forsake it!

Defensive-ness is the response of someone who is insecure in their standing... before God, before men.  Whether it is true guilt we are feeling, or something unjustly imposed on us by someone seeking to gain authority and power over us, we need to deal with it.  -  Are you guilty?  Admit it.   If someone is unjustly accusing you, say so.  Your defensiveness is understandable, but not helpful.

In Christ, we have a sure foundation. 

"God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from sin." (2Tim. 2:19)

Where do you stand?

The Janitor

There I was... alone in an empty gymnasium.  "It seemed like a good idea at the time.  It was a great party.  I had a lot of fun."  But when it was all over, it was just me.  I was sitting in a chair beside an empty table.  My posture was sort of slumped as I reluctantly surveyed my surroundings.  Dressed in a ball gown, my hair and make-up looked like it usually does at the end of the day. There was confetti scattered across the floor... streamers and balloons, too.  As I looked up, Someone else had entered.  He was dressed as a Janitor.  Looking down as He swept, He sort of shook His head.  Instead of disgust, I saw pity and compassion and sorrow, all at once.

This was a vision I had at 26.  I'd been a Believer for three years, and Jesus had come to tell me, "It's time to grow up.  Stop living so impulsively."  In that moment, I didn't want to have Him come in and clean up after me anymore.  I wanted to learn to stop and think... to pray and to submit.  To really put into practice all that He'd poured into me in my first few years of faith.  It continues to be a struggle.

Can you relate?

This much is true:  The more I trust Him, the less He has to clean up.

Wounds

Our former pastor (Gene Appel) preached a message and shared the definition of an emotional or psychological "wound."  It is "a deep sense that there is a core part of us that is unlovable, unaccepted, and unwanted."  Wounds like that are not healed easily.  He also said...

"Reality is that we can't make it through life without somebody hurting us, leaving nicks, cuts, and sometimes even gashes in our souls; and we have to learn how to access the God who is greater than our hurt. It just doesn't work when we try to cover our wounds with success or achievement or try to keep the hurts deeply buried. In Psalm 55, we learn from King David's experience that rather than burying the hurt, we have to acknowledge it; and rather than expecting instantaneous healing from God, we have to have a persevering mindset. Healing takes time. In God's mind, our hurt always has two intended recipients: us and someone else. Typically it's our wounds that equip us to serve others in their woundedness. And with regard to the one who has caused us hurt, we have to leave justice to God, the God who is greater than."

It is the grace of God that says that we *are* lovable, wanted, accepted. It seems natural to look for healing to come from the one who hurt us, rather than the One who created us. But God's plan and purpose for us was never meant to be natural. Gene's right... Based on the Word of God, we are to comfort others with the comfort we ourselves received from God.  He is faithful. 

Who in your life has been a living example of love and acceptance?  Thank God for that gift of grace.

Apples of Gold

I sent a text to a friend last night... "My grandpa is gone."  It was after I had received my sister's phone call, and had made calls to my kids.  Her response was very sweet.  More tears as I processed the passing of a man who has meant so much in my life.  After a few minutes she shared something else.  Something I'd like to pass on...

"God showed me the peace and beauty of death while I was thinking of and praying for your grandpa (earlier today).  I was taken aback by the beauty of death He showed me, as it is shared , in a great sense, with the beauty of our birth and beginning of life.  We are born and celebrated... fresh from our journey...straight from God.  Death, in a sense, is just as beautiful... and we are even more celebrated by all of the lives we have created and touched... as we leave this world a better place for our having been in it.  What an intimate and beautiful experience that must be.  He gave me a great peace today... and I knew your grandpa felt the same way.  I have no doubt about it."

"For You formed my inward parts, You knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well." ~Psalm 139:13-14

"I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky... and through your offspring, all nations on earth will be blessed."   ~Genesis 26:4
 
"Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.  We live by faith, not by sight... So we make it our goal to please Him... for we all must appear before the judgement seat of Christ that each one may receive what is due him for the things done in the body, whether good or bad."  ~2Corinthians 5:6-10

"Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope."  ~1Thessalonians 4:13

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.  And He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!'"  ~Revelaton 21:4-5

(Thank you, Jennifer!)

11.27.11

Unnecessary Roughness

Lord, God, I'm not proud of my behavior yesterday.  Why is it so difficult to turn from wrath?  To simply be silent, and let foolishness run its course?  Why can't I remember, in the heat of the moment, that a gentle answer turns away wrath?  Where was my gentle answer?

Is it real?

Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest: “Holy Spirit is the experiential name for eternal life working in human beings here and now. The only thing that makes eternal life actual is the entrance of the Holy Spirit by commitment to Jesus Christ. Our beliefs will mock us unless something comes into us from God, because nothing has any power to alter us except the incoming of the life of God. The Holy Spirit is the One who makes experientially real in us what Jesus Christ did for us.”

No weapon.

A friend posted this today.  This is the hope of our calling...

"Beloved, rise up in faith to know that no weapon formed against you will prosper. It doesn't matter what the enemy brings against you, you belong to Me. You will have to take a stand and resist his maneuvers, but I have already given you the power to defeat him soundly. Refuse to allow his tactics to overwhelm you or bring discouragement. It is My will that you obtain and maintain the victory, says the Lord. Isaiah 54:17 'No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me,' Says the LORD." 

...from SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns

She added... "lots of verbs here... stand... resist... refuse... obtain... maintain."

I know where I'm gonna' spend my time this morning!

Thank you, Melinda Quinn!  Still so grateful the Lord knit us together for a time... so that we would be forever friends, sisters in Christ.  YOU, my dear, are a precious gift of God!  I love you.

(I love HIM!)

to know...

I opened my facebook and read these words,
 "... but this is all i know."
A simple, honest, hopeless phrase.

Get still.

Meditation sounds very mystical.  Many of us tend to resist the idea.  But that's the best time, in some cases the only time, to hear from God!

Happy Veteran's Day

Honored, grateful, humbled...

Empathy

Empathy : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner. Also : the capacity for this.

(Thank you, Loraine!)  :)

Lord, please teach me to empathize.  Amen.

Home is Where Your Story Begins...

This morning's devotion took me back to memories of the homes I lived in while growing up.  There were many.  In fact, it wasn't until 9th grade that my family settled down and stayed put (for a while.)  Even "family" was an ever-changing dynamic.

Nehemiah - a godly response

Do you know people who are living in ruins?  People who ought to be celebrating their freedom in Christ?  God has so much more in store for us than we seem to to give Him credit for, sometimes.  In so doing, don't we diminish His glory in us?  And what are we doing for His reputation?

a mother's prayer...

He speaks to my heart,
"What are you afraid of?"...

"The Lord is at hand..."

Something caught my eye this morning.  I have the ESV in a Literary Study Bible.  It's a word-for-word translation, and is laid out as a "reader's Bible."  That means that you can sit down, and just read it like you would any other excellent piece of literature (novel, short story, etc.), without subtitles.

"Mexico Mission 2000"

This was our family's entry into missions.  Taylor was too young to go, so we elected to send our two oldest with their dad.  I remember being overcome with gratitude at what they came home to share.  (Aaron gave me permission to share his journal entry.)...

(Master) - Pt. 3

John Newton, former 18th century slave trader, said,  "I acknowledged the Lord's mercy in pardoning what was past, but depended chiefly upon my own resolution to do better for the next time to come... my strength was no more than my righteousness... I cannot consider myself to have been a believer (in the full sense of the word) till a considerable time afterwards."  ~JN, 1787

A Labor Day Resolution....

To finish all the things that I have started over the past several months (or is it years?)...

The 24th Psalm

The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, 

Studies for Women - Going Deeper

Here are some great studies for Fall!  If you're looking for something else, send me a note with topics/interests that you're considering and I can help you find just the right thing!

Studies for Moms

Great studies for the Fall! I tried to pick studies that give moms some flexibility in the way they want to go deeper with God. Each of these can be done day-by-day, or week-by-week, depending on the desires of your group. If you need help laying it out, send me a note... I'll be happy to help!

Parenting and the Gospel

I met with a young single mom today.  She had two children, ages 2 and 5, with her.  She had her hands full!  After we left one another, I was thinking of how well a particular scenario demonstrated our need for a Savior, as well as our human condition.

(Master) - Pt 2

"Sin is a cruel taskmaster."  Most of us have heard it.  But, what does it mean?

In today's terms, sin is "any regrettable action or behavior."  What that means is that there is a moral standard that has been set, and when it is broken, that is sin.  Biblically, sin is "falling short of God's glory" - His perfection, or goodness. 

Jesus is (Master) - Pt. 1

Imagine you drive into a new town with "nothing."  You’ve got a beat up old car, the clothes on your back and no other possessions to speak of.  You need food in order to survive.  In fact, your last meal was four days ago, and you’re really, really hungry.  Shelter would also be nice.  You've tried to find a job, but there are really none to be had.  No one can afford to hire you.  You could sell your car, but what would it get you?

Missing Cambridge...

Rozita, Billie, Levi, Jesse, Josiah... Devon, Ethan, Isaac, Ami!!!... Holly, Wes, Mitch, let's see... I know I've missed a bunch...

Coming Home

There are so many things going through my heart and mind this evening, as I "come down" from our mission trip to Idaho.  It's interesting because I see God's hand in all that was accomplished.  I pray that I haven't gotten in the way... that He might have done even more.  His will is perfect... as well as His way.

Joy

"The best argument for Christianity is Christians: their joy, their certainty, their completeness.  But the strongest argument against Christianity is also Christians.  When they are somber and joyless, when they are self-righteous and smug in their complacent consecration, when they are narrow and repressive, then Christianity dies a thousand deaths.  But, though it is just to condemn some Christians for these things, perhaps, after all, it is not just, though very easy, to condemn Christianity itself for them.  Indeed there are impressive indications that the positive quality of joy is in Christianity - and possibly nowhere else.  If that were certain, it would be proof of a very high order."  ~Sheldon Vanauken's journal, in A Severe Mercy

This is the viewpoint of someone outside the Christian faith.  Mr. Vanauken eventually gave his heart over to Christ, becoming a Christian himself.  His perceptions before becoming a Christian are sad, but true.  I'm so grateful for grace... <3

When I first read this excerpt, I was deeply convicted.  Still am.

Breana's Story

Breana Lyn...July 28, 1986 - May 5, 2002

I was on my way to clean a house. I was in low spirits because I had received news the day before that my friend's daughter had a cancerous lump in the muscle behind her breast, near the collar bone. Breana was fourteen at the time, and we were all shaken by this news.

Trusting and Testing

And he took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, 'He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"  And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test."'  ~Luke 4:9-12

Standing on a chair, high up on the stage, I was supposed to fall backwards into the arms of my teammates who were waiting to catch me. 

Compelled by Love

I started a really good study for the summer, and I'm loving it!!  I'm learning more about God's heart and our mission.  The subtitle is A Journey to Missional Living.

Fear - Part 2 ... and Reconciliation

When two people love the Lord, it is reassuring to know that He intercedes on their behalf.  The Spirit is interceding (because that's what He does!), and Jesus is our Mediator (because that's who He is!)

I had a sense that I was to cut myself off for a time.  But a caution came against staying too long when I read, "Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment." (Pr. 18:1)

Echos of Canyon Ridge...

When Fear Gets in the Way - Part 1

I'm sharing a letter that was written in the midst of conflict.  Sometimes, as the dust is flying, it's hard to see what is true.  I think fear gets in the way, and we become more concerned with protecting ourselves than seeing or doing what's right.  What a great reminder that God can and does speak in the midst of a battle.  We just need to quiet ourselves long enough to pay attention.  I pray that this will minister to someone today...

A Tender Gesture

He would approach with head bowed, eyes down... Humility.  This is the proper way to show honor and respect to a king...a master...a lord.  Jacob sought to find favor with his brother after years of distance, guilt and fear.  He knew Esau had cause to hate him...to retaliate, even after all these years.

Don't give up meeting together...

The only striving we're called to do is to maintain a fervent faith (well, that, and others pertaining to faith)... "Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience." (Heb. 4:11)  The Isrealites fell into disobedience when they failed to believe God for the rest (a Sabbath rest) He had promised in delivering them from Egypt.

to be understood...

(written 2/11)  I have this crazy desire to be understood.  It's not good.  It makes me obsessive, and really just plain annoying.  Here's the funny thing... we can't understand God.  Not fully, at least.  There will always be things that are unexplained.  Am I ok with that?  Yep.  Does God understand me?  Yep.  Better than I could ever know myself, His Word says.  Lord, help me to leave the "understanding" up to You.  Thank You for revealing what is necessary, at the right time.  Trusting Him...

Never quite there...

Shared this with a friend... When I first became a Believer, I thought about how much more I would know and understand when I'd been a Christian for ten years.  Then I got to ten years and realized that walking with Him for twenty years would give me so much more to hold onto.  It's amazing how, in my 22nd year, He's going, "Just hold on there, kiddo, there's still so much more to come!"  I love that about Him!  The depth of His grace goes beyond what we're able to bear at any point in time... what a faithful and patient Teacher!  I want to always be His student.  How could we ever know all that there is to know?  We can't!  It amazes me that people could think they've got it all figured out! (Of course, I'm the worst!)  Silly humans.

A Process...

I am in the process of learning how to shepherd my own heart.  Lord, help me to learn... to grow... and to pass on what You've given me.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

"God's Urgent Restraint"

I read that phrase in a devotional this morning, and my mind clung to it.  Almighty God holding me back, for my own good.  The goodness that causes a mother to hold her child tightly to keep him from making a huge mistake... touching a flame, running into the road, punching the daylights out of his brother!  Urgent restraint.  "Don't do that!"  "Don't go there!"

What's Her Story?

My friend Jennifer and I were working in the Hallmark store in downtown Seattle.  We were doing inventory... counting lots and lots of cards!  I love working with Jennifer.  We don't get to do that very often.  When we're together, we're silly, and we're serious, and we love each other.  She knows me pretty well, and I know her.  It's very cool...

Personal Challenge

After doing a study on the seeing and hearing attributes of God, I was personally challenged to consider the way I "see" and "hear" others when I am offended.  I wondered, "what happened to me?"  Then I remembered something that our pastor said, years ago: "Hurting people hurt people."   Understanding that simple truth was a work of grace that Christ did in me.  As a result, I was able to (for the most part) extend grace to others. ...

Be Still and Know

"Cease striving," the Bible says.  What does that mean?  It means to be absent of any sort of anxiousness... to not be "agonizing" over a situation or circumstance.  It means to enter into rest.  How does that happen?

He hears you...

The silent, sometimes thoughtless, prayers from very young to young adult.  Wanting to be loved.  Not knowing what love really meant.  My cries, my tears, He heard it all.  He heard me and responded when I believed that I would never be loved.  He is the God who hears...

He sees you...

It's amazing to think that the God of heaven and earth saw this little girl on the day she was born.  This same God witnessed every detail of her life as she learned to walk, and ride a bike, and bake a cake, and be a mom.  Amazing...

Riley Roon...

Hey, little guy... Did you know that you brought joy and sunshine to this family?  We had thought we found the perfect pet when Lucy came along.  We lost her, and were heartbroken.  And then came you... 

A welcome place...

"The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps."  ~Proverbs 16:9
What an amazing privilege to begin to see the plans of the Lord unfold!  He is taking us (two remarkable women and myself) on an exciting adventure - and we're not alone!  Lord, I'm amazed by You!  I'm in awe of Your mercy and grace!  I am willing to go where You lead.  Help me to be faithful.  Help me to trust You.  I'm taking Your hand, Lord!  I'm ready to go!  :)

Something New...

I ignored the Lord my God.  He told me to step out...  And not just out, but off the team.  I was sure I was mistaken... probably because I had gotten caught up in the vision.  Not His vision... but my own.  I was sure of His calling, and unsure of this new direction.  But it was for my good... and His glory.  It was not only for my benefit, but for the benefit of others... of someone else.  I didn't listen.  I fought back.  And He has dealt severely with me... as He should.  As He is entitled to do.  Oh, I praise Him.  A severe mercy.  A tender-loving kindness, nonetheless.  He is my God.  I am His precious child.  He requires a great deal.  Am I going to trust Him?  Yes.  In this, He is pleased.  Oh, how He loves me.  Thank You, loving Father.  Thank You, Jesus, my King.  Forgive me.  Renew my heart.  You are good.  In your name I pray.  Amen.

Not yet...

At this point in time, I am not on the team for the September 2011 Zimbabwe mission.  I'm not sure the story is over, though I don't have a peace about moving forward.  I pray that it will become known.  Is the conflict within me?  Or are we changing course?  Father, help me to see, to know.  Thank you for the love that You've poured out in me, and through others.  You are awesome!

That place of deeper still...

Where You go, Lord, I will follow.  Where You lead, I will go.  I don't want to stand still.  I don't want to be held captive.  I want to know the full extent of the freedom that is mine in Christ.

Excited... with hopeful expectation... for what He has in store!


Galatians 5:1 ~ "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

Children in Zimbabwe

Came across this article today... Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children - March, 2010  Heartbreaking.  :(

Continuing on... (Zimbabwe - Part 2)

In the midst of that 90-day Journey, I went on a rural mission trip to a little bitty town called Council, Idaho with our students' youth group. (The kids were awesome!)  There were a couple of really precious days with my study, as the Lord created opportunities to apply what He was showing me to the hearts of the students I was spending time with.

Once I got home, the Zimbabwe mission trip was becoming more of a point of interest for me...

Back to the beginning... (Zimbabwe - Part 1)

The Lord had begun working in my heart even before I was approached with the invitation to go to Zimbabwe.  It's funny, how He works.  Aaron, Taylor and I had looked into going to Zimbabwe when we first heard of our church's involvement with the people there, 4 or 5 years ago.  A team was preparing to go and help with Betty and Emmanuel's orphanage (http://www.oasisofgraceministries.org/) that year.  After praying about it, we came to the conclusion that it wasn't the right time for us to go.  Then, almost two years ago, C shared her vision with me...

Cool day...

Subbed for NK today, and one of the boys in my class is from Zimbabwe. I had no idea! :) I told him that I was going to Harare, and that's where he was born! *chuckle* Funny. I've started to wonder at my role in this journey. I believe the Lord is unfolding it... like a rose. You know... you're not supposed to force it open. You give it time, and slowly, but surely, this precious creation begins to bloom, with wonderful form and fragrance. That's my prayer... Lord, help me to rest in You. That something beautiful may take shape and blossom to bring glory to Your name. Amen.

Resurrected!

I'm bringing my blog back to life to share my Zimbabwe journey with whoever cares to follow... So excited to enter into this adventure! I'll be back in a day or two to tell you how it all began. :)