“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalms‬ ‭107:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ We’d been watching the Realtor.com app for almost five years trying to find the “farm of our dreams”. Almost every night before I would go to bed, I‘d check my search for ten acres or more, within our budget, and close to civilization, if at all possible. Buying land in the Oklahoma City area and beyond was quite difficult. There were many properties that could possibly work,

“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is...

“And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So...

“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.” Psalm 42:7 (NIV) Those words were...

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they...

Every morning my heels hit the pavement as I race to the front entrance with a bag over my shoulder and a coffee cup in one hand. I love...

Joshua 1:5 (CSB) "No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as you live. I will be with...

Loss. Small word, Big meaning. It’s the state or feeling of grief when deprived of someone or something of value. Wow, that definition...

Dear Anonymous Someone, I called you yesterday and my heart broke. I knew you were so deep in pain, there was no way of getting you out....

“You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.” Psalms 139:4 NLT I was losing my voice again. This was the third time in less than a month. As I made my third visit to Urgent Care, I was frightened to think that this might be more than just an illness, but rather something that would cause vocal rest or worst, surgery. As I left the clinic, I was given another diagnosis of laryngitis. The doctor decided to also refer me to get a scan of my vocal chords. The day

Psalm 73:23 (ESV), "Nevertheless, I am continually with You; You hold my right hand." Everyone had left for the day, the sanctuary was...

Genesis 32:24 (ESV), “And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” The air must have been cold...

Psalm 73:17 (ESV) "until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end..." It was a Wednesday night, my sister and dad were going to church in Joplin, Missouri, where they live, and asked me to join them. I was there visiting for a few weeks spending time with dad after my mom’s passing. I was delighted to go so we headed over to the church rather quickly. We were late getting there, so the room was packed, but we were able to find some seats in the very back.

Ephesians 4:2 (NLT) “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of our...

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭(ESV) “ For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”‬‬ I looked down at my phone and saw two missed calls from my sister. It was 4:45 pm, and I was trying not to stay too late after school. I decided to call her back while still finishing up some last minute items. When my sister answered the phone she asked, “Is Jared home with you?” I said, “No, I

Psalm 119:15 (ESV) “I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.” I had a prompting to spend some alone time with God. ...

Psalm 86:15 (NKJV) “But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.” I decided it was time to make a change and joined a gym close to my house. I was single and on a tight budget at that time. I was living in a three-bedroom house with ONE bathroom, occupied by four roommates from college, and we didn’t have cable (way before Netflix). I was gaining a few pounds, trying to recover from my “freshman fifteen” weight ga

John 4:10 (HCSB) “Jesus answered, If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would ask Him, and He...

“Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise...” Ephesians 5:15 (NIV) Working with kids, ages five to eleven, allows...

Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” I woke up in a complete sweat. My mind...