Author: Lindsey

After a much longer break than expected, I have finally found my pen. 🙂 Thank you to all who reached out and prompted me to write. I’m so happy to be back and I have much to share! But first, I want to share with you a thought that has been pressing on my heart. While I was looking through some of my previous posts, and I landed on a continuous theme: hope.

The first day of December came in a flurry of flakes. I watched as the spiral of snow slowly blanketed the trees. The world looked so calm. That snowy morning brought a new season of advent. And just as the snow, Jesus came, gentle and meek, into a world of chaos.

In a season of routines, I am learning to cherish what can be commonplace. So for October, I thought I’d share a handful of smaller joys from my month.

“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder

Weakness is a word I shy away from, yet that one word has encompassed countless areas of my life. As I turn another year older, and look back over the past year, my own weakness is apparent to me now more than ever. God has brought circumstances into my life that have shown me my desperate need for Him, and my total incapability of standing on my own.

Though this post is a few weeks late, the message rings just as true in my heart.

A few smiles from my month-

“The sacredness of times and places, a half-light necessary to the education of the race, passed away before the full sun of spiritual worship.”

Tozer, The Pursuit of God

As I look at the thread of redemption woven throughout Scripture, I am amazed at the people He chooses. A few weeks ago I listened to a podcast that took a closer look at the story of Rahab. Her story made me ponder over others in both the Old and New Testament that were saved from lives thoroughly tainted by sin.

Just a handful of things that brought me joy from July…

Joseph was crushed by betrayal. All of his dreams seemed to be dashed to pieces when his brothers turned on him. How could good come from such hateful revenge? Yet that event was purposed by God to lead to the rescue of his people.