I couldn’t believe my luck! After we bought our new house, but before we moved into it, we had the opportunity to go take another look at the place. The current owners
Category: Just The Prelude
Simple devotional stories to offer hope and encouragement.
I speak from experience when I tell you that any lazy hack can grow a weed. But fruit? That takes work. Shortly before my 50th birthday last December I informed
So, update: Back in August at some point (can’t remember exactly which day now but I wrote it down somewhere) I finished copying out the Bible! Woohoo! I celebrated by
Stand beside me in my living room, looking out my back window. The temperature is dropping outside and it’s already below freezing. So naturally you’ll have a hot drink in your
A little context. In the backyard of our new home sits a decrepit barn. It’s maybe 40 feet long and 15 feet wide. The floor is dirt, riddled with holes created by
As I write, it is Good Friday. This morning we enjoyed a service of remembrance with our very little church family. My baby led praise time which always gives me joy. We
Can we just agree that James is a meaty book? Troubling. Convicting. No fluff, just meat. James must have been quite the guy. I mean, have you read the opening to his letter? There
Ok, so this concept has been following me around for a long time and I just bumped into it again, so I don’t think it’s just me. I have to say,
So, to be completely honest, I’m not quite ready to be 100% transparent with you. Sharing what I have learned means sharing how I learned it, and that can be a
This one is etched in my memory. I often call it my “favourite Keirsten story.” It’s definitely up there. She had to be about 4 years old, head and arms sticking through