“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.” Jeremiah 17:7 Alongside the highway that leads to our church, winds a bayou. Standing tall on the banks are massive trees. Many of their roots have become visible through erosion. Deep into the soil, reaching toward the bayou, these trees flourish. They have learned to not only survive their circumstances, but to thrive. I want to be like those…
My eyes were like tea cups filled to the top as the week began last week – ready to spill over into the saucer with the least little tremble of my hands. I wanted to give credit to hormones. Maybe I had a virus. My tummy was a bit uneasy. I fought against tears, Get a grip Carmen. You know that feeling? When your insides are fluttery and you want to cry? Sometimes we know…
Photo courtesy of Lisa Frost Best Photography. Taken in beautiful St. Francisville, Louisiana When we have a need that seems impossible, we run to where hope can be found. We start to lose our inhibitions. We don’t care what we have to do or who we have to talk to. That’s where Jesus found himself in Matthew 4. News about Him and His miracle-working power was spreading rapidly. Every person that could get to where…
Does the rebel inside you ever want to come out? Are you like me and being sweet gets wearisome? I mean I want to do it right, I want to love and forgive and serve and… but sometimes, I just want to stomp my foot and yell like Ouiser on Steel Magnolias, “I’m not as sweet as I used to be.” Obedience brings all kinds of good blessings. I know all those things, but sometimes…
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