"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" Proverbs 3:5
I was reading through 2 Samuel and noticed a name I had never paid much attention to: Ittai. Don't recognize the name either? Let's talk about who he was. Ittai was from Gath, a Philistine city. Another Philistine you'd recognize from the Bible is Goliath, the giant David killed with a slingshot and a stone. [...]
We are forgetful beings. We forget loved one's birthdays, where we put our keys, even memories go hazy around the edges, details lost to time. And sometimes we don't even remember we forgot. That might sound weird, but its likely someone will eventually mention the birthday party you missed and you won't forget the existence [...]
Sunset on a cloudy sky
I never like to go in more than one direction. I like to have a focus, something that is grounding me. If I'm applying to a job, I like to apply to one, see if I get it, and then move on from there. If I'm looking for an apartment, I like to find a [...]
One of my favorite things I bought in Italy is a Venetian glass necklace. Venice is known for their blown glass, and one of the places we went was a glass blowing company. It's a small, teardrop shaped piece of glass that reflects light in yellows, blues, purples, and oranges. Venice was the first city [...]
I've heard the verse a hundred times, but this time it hit different. I really thought about the meaning of the verse, and it impacted me in a whole new way. In Luke 12 :7, Jesus says "Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted..." I had never really thought twice about this verse. [...]
"The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name." Genesis 2:19 This detail is such a beautiful image of fatherhood. I used [...]
Words are hard to form in the face of grief. Well-meaning people say things that are less than helpful to those having a difficult time. We have a tendency to want to fix other people's problems, including their grief. We say things like "well, at least..." "everything happens for a reason" and "just be thankful [...]
We've all been in situations we wanted to change. Whether they were situations of mild discomfort or life or death, it's likely there have been moments you prayed for God to intervene. My prayers for change usually end up being very similar to one another: "please change this," "please remove this obstacle," "please make this [...]
Deuteronomy 2:5 "You've been traveling around this hill country long enough; turn north. Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful. Don't provoke them, for I will not give you and [...]
Always Emily 