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The Leaf
Give yourself this gift. Do yourself this kindness. You won't look like anyone around you...but that's so ok. You'll be receiving something they might miss.
The Lamb
We sat on a porch and reigned our focus in — three beautiful friends and myself shared our hearts and chose to look at HIS. There's nothing richer or more powerful than a person who…
Through the Trees
As the music played and Ray sang I found myself staring at the road, at peace, completely content, resting. Suddenly my eyes caught a glimpse of…
Window Pains
Twice a year I notice my windows. Those times are during the Springtime and the Autumn. In the spring I find myself longing for the cool, new…
Roars & A Whisper
For this week’s Reach, let’s start at the beginning, when the rain was given direction for the first time and the springs were tucked away.
The Humble Seed
I know a lady who has a fig tree. This tree rests in her backyard and reaches nearly two stories tall. During my most recent visit, I was blessed with…
The Puffin Lesson
There is a tiny, feathery animal that lives 8 months every year floating on the wintry, dark waters of the North Atlantic — alone. And where does it live…
The More Found in Less
For the Word of God is alive and able to speak a newness that is needed even from pages that appear silent. Pages that gather dust while people dig in other books…
My Gideon's Fleece
Do you have an enemy? Is there someone in the world that wrongly speaks against you? If you are a people pleaser (I raise my hand to that one), then you may have worked diligently to NOT have…
Shalom Shalom
Jesus spoke these words we read in the book of John — words that have echoed around the world for thousands of years…and yet do we fully understand them…
More Than Words
I remember stepping into the building, my new backpack with unfamiliar weight pressing into my shoulders, and the cold chill of fear breathing on my neck.
The Sound of Home
They're on their second brood this year, and I don't think I'll ever get tired of sitting by the window or quietly standing outside, watching the mom and dad care for their babies. They are constantly…
The Beauty in Obedience
The grandeur of God’s creation is wonderfully showcased when looking across vast valleys and majestic mountains. From high views of flower strewn valleys to…
Two Lines
I laughed as I said it, rolling my eyes while tearing open the test package. At this point, it felt less like pessimism and more like routine. For the better part of a year, I had become…
Surrender
He weighed 150 lbs., stood 5’8”, and died in a Japanese internment camp when he was 43 years old. When he died, all of Scotland mourned. He was an athlete by birth; a lover of God by choice.
The Rock that is Higher
Our slow morning began resting beside a familiar river tucked intimately within the Smoky Mountains. With the waters beneath…the trees above…
The Soul Who Seeks Him
I leaned my head back against the wall I was sitting against. Determination steeled itself inside of me. The morning sun was pouring through the panes of my screened porch, and the air was thick with humidity.
Taking a Knee
There are many good people among us. Perhaps you are one of them. You try and do good things. Be seen in good ways. Speak in good ways. You hope that when people think of you…
The Wise Gatekeeper
Recently Maggie and I were enjoying a day together and a most interesting topic emerged. In the midst of our talk Maggie said, “Mom, that’s a reach. You’ve got to write it.”
Between the Yellow Lines
The sun was shining brightly through the windows of our car as we drove down a winding road that Sunday morning. It was peaceful; we were on our way to church…