The Third Chapter

In my life, there have been several times when I felt completely hopeless and helpless. But three of those instances came to mind this week, and I want to share them with you.  In 2015 my migraines were out of control, and my diet and new job stress were the double whammy of almost madness.

Nailed to a Tree

Several years ago, I wrote about why I don’t like Easter. https://wordpress.com/post/redlettermomentscom.wordpress.com/441 Each year, my relationship with Jesus grows closer to a friendship. But yet, this week still holds a sting. I find myself short-tempered, irritable, and restless as I internally struggle, knowing that my sin nailed my friend to a tree.  Maybe it’s because

Getting it Wrong

I really dislike getting things wrong. I was flying on the smallest plane I had ever flown on last week, which meant no WI-FI, movie, or phone charger. Flashback to the early 2000s when our phones were not our everyday escape and solution to boredom. How did we ever survive!? I dug deep into my

When I Rest, I Rust

My small group and I have been digging into how we trust God daily, and the other morning I felt God tugging at me to text these 3 questions to our group, and their answers rushed in with honesty and without haste. The Questions…1. Do you FIGHT like Jesus did? Meaning do you speak the

Make the Connection

I know I have a hard bend not to like being told what to do. I blame some of it on my Catholic school roots. There were a lot of “Do what I say, not as I do” expectations.  I remember listening to a school Mass one Friday when Father G’s sermon warned us about

Faith and Trust

I recently made a new friend from Haiti, and during our conversation, she said in a beautiful Haitian accent, “You know…Faith is KNOWING God can do it. But, trust is LETTING God do it.” Ooof. That statement knocked the wind out of me for a minute. It made me think about how I have a disconnect

Who Wants a Tee Shirt?

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-20 Such a great scripture to start the new year! So encouraging but quite difficult

Trust

A dear friend and I were having a conversation this week, and in a moment of vulnerability, he shared, “If I’m being real, I have been following Jesus for several years, and yet I am bad at trusting God. My life growing up was too complicated and hard, and because of that, I can’t seem

Every Breath Counts

Over the holiday, an old friend reached out to me to wish us a Merry Christmas. It was good to hear his voice, but after a few moments, I could tell he had to say more than just the typical merriment and walking down memory lane.  He told me that his wife had been diagnosed

The Right Answer

The Right Answer I’ve been spending time in the book of Luke reading the Christmas story to catch the spirit of Christmas as God laid it out for us. Take a look with me. “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin