by Kristyn Perez
We’ve all experienced sad days before. Days when the world feels blue and hope feels far off. Days when heaviness and despair feel so close that they seem to have melded as a part of you. Days when tears feel like your closest friends.
Are you sad today?
Maybe you have a reason for your sadness—the loss of a friend, the loneliness that stalks you, or the most recent invasion of bad news.…
by Alexa Hess
Recently, my husband and I decided to try becoming outdoor plant people. We took a trip to our local grocery store, perused the plant selection, and chose some plants that seemed bright and easy to maintain. When we returned, we excitedly planted our new plants into the soil.…
by Kyra Riley Daniels
We all have dreams to which we aspire. Echoing our original design as God’s image-bearers, dreams present a picture of us flourishing. However, since we are fallen, we often desire the wrong things for ourselves, and we sometimes worship these over the Lord.…
by Kyra Riley Daniels
A self-help guru writes a book of affirmations that focuses on inner strength to define one’s identity. A New Age spiritualist uses affirmations to manifest her dreams and obtain her desired lifestyle. A flashy televangelist speaks affirmations over his crowd of followers to evoke an earthly happiness rather than the eternal joy found in Christ.…
by Jennie Heideman
Our story begins in a garden. There, we had perfect communion with God, and we lived life so simply that we didn’t even need clothes. Though I don’t fully know what Eden was like, I feel like I can sometimes nearly hear the birds that might have been singing, feel the cool breeze that floated through as God walked with Adam and Eve, and see the beauty and abundance of the plants that bore fruit and nourished the first humans.
Contrast that with today’s world after the fall.…
by Alexa Hess
God,
I am struggling to open Your Word today.
I’m tired, Lord, and I don’t feel motivated to read.
The day ahead is daunting and I feel anxious thinking about my list of to-dos, the people I need to care for, and the work I need to accomplish.
I don’t know how to keep myself focused on Your Word when my mind keeps wandering to everything I need to do.
Honestly, my heart feels cold.…
by Aubrey Coleman
Motherhood is a journey, a delight, and a challenge all the same. Some days we may feel like we can do it all, and other days we fall flat on our faces. It’s a great privilege and a great responsibility, but we are remiss if we think we can do motherhood on our own. While pouring so much of ourselves out in service to our homes and families each day, we must not neglect filling ourselves up with God’s Word. It is the help and strength we need every day, and we simply can’t neglect it.…
by Miranda Mae Ewing
Scrolling through social media can often leave me feeling like I live a boring, frustrating life, while everyone else has it together.
Wow, they are going on another vacation to Hawaii?
Her whole house is clean all of the time.…
by Jennie Heideman
Did you play the game “Telephone” as a child? If you didn’t, here is a quick summary.
You line up with a least four of your friends. Then, the first person in the line thinks of a sentence.…
by Alexa Hess
My favorite part of the day is when I take a walk around my neighborhood. Spring comes alive in Seattle as the watered ground bursts forth with flowers and green trees. What I love most about these walks is that every time I notice something new.…
