Lavender & Lace

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;    I had nearly lost my foothold.For I envied the arrogant    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles;    their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]They are free from common human burdens;    they are not plagued by human ills.Therefore pride is their necklace;    they clothe themselves with violence.From their callous hearts comes iniquity[b];    their Continue reading

I get so tired of this worn out English word “Love”. We use it all the time to say things like, “I love tacos…but I also love my wife”? It’s silly and overused and often times, falls flat when it isn’t used the way it should to used. Did you know that in ancient Hebrew Continue reading

“I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You have disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the Lord my God. After I strayed, I repented; After I came to understand, I beat my breast, I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the Continue reading

Last weekend we had our women’s conference. It was out in the woods, in some cabins, it was beautiful. The weather was so perfect we sat outside for most of our sessions. The leaves were falling and the sun made them glow like they were golden. The focus of the retreat was about sharing our Continue reading

When God sees our sin he sees our pain. “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes Continue reading