by Michelle Welch “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” Psalm 107:29 (KJV) When I was in North Carolina for the birth of middle daughter’s child, a hurricane approached the eastern seaboard. As the clouds rolled in, a stunning array of color and light played across the sky. I… Continue reading Storms of Life
Category: Scattered Seeds
Putting on My Big Girl Panties
by Jenny Harrison The world says: Pull yourself up by your bootstraps! Shake It Off! Live With It! It is what it is, deal with it! Toughen up! Put on your big girl panties! But what happens when the elastic in your big girl panties is shot and they fall around your ankles? When your… Continue reading Putting on My Big Girl Panties
Leap of Faith
by Michelle Welch “I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.” Psalm 52:8 (KJV) We took the dogs out to the lake this weekend. Elly is the dog of a friend and Rotor is our foster failure. Elly shows great potential as a dock dog, a fly ball competitor, and a frisbee… Continue reading Leap of Faith
Losing Control
by Jenny Harrison “The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we’re not.” ~~Brian Kessler Ok. I am going to confess right off the bat! I am one of those people who like things orderly and “in control”. You can always count on me to have… Continue reading Losing Control
Running on Empty
by Michelle Welch “I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.” Psalm 119:59-60 (NLT) Each spring and fall, hummingbirds pass through Texas on their way south for the winter. We are the last stop before they fly over the Gulf… Continue reading Running on Empty
A Matter of Heart
by Jenny Harrison Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV84) As I read this prayer of David to his Lord, I became curious about the nature of his… Continue reading A Matter of Heart
Depth Perception
by Dennis Ensor I recently went through a few weeks of eye problems. For some reason I developed a severe case of double vision. Each eye worked fine, individually, but when I tried to use them both at the same time, maximum, headache generating, distortion occurred. Therefore I had to constantly wear a patch over… Continue reading Depth Perception
Empty Nets
by Michelle Welch “So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.” John 21:3b NLT “Simon answered,”Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.” Luke 5:5 NIV All night. Twelve long hours of darkness and eventual discouragement. Not just sitting all night but doing backbreaking mindless work that requires… Continue reading Empty Nets
Lift Your Hands
by Jenny Harrison So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. Psalms 63:4 (ESV) Our Heavenly Father, we love you and we praise your Holy name. When we lift our hands to you, we turn our gaze upward and can’t help but be totally… Continue reading Lift Your Hands
All Creatures Great and Small
by Michelle Welch “For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NIV) I guess that my little anole that visits me every so often was a she instead of a he. There are a… Continue reading All Creatures Great and Small