by Kim | Jan 11, 2020 | Devotionals
I was nervous. So nervous that the butterflies were fluttering, my laugh was a bit forced, and my insides were just short of churning. It was the morning of my first Tough Mudder race. As I stood waiting for the mud run to begin, the thoughts in my brain tumbled...
by Kim | Jan 5, 2020 | Devotionals
I love when my family (or church family, friends, or random people on the street!) do things that practically write themselves into a devotional. Such was the case this Christmas. 🙂 Two things you need to know before I start my story: 1) My pastor-brother, Jim, loves...
by Kim | Dec 21, 2019 | Devotionals
Merry Christmas to our friends, family, relatives, and my faithful readers! Oh how I would love to invite everyone to my house for a huge Christmas party! But considering that number is in the thousands, my house isn’t very large, and many of you live across the...
by Kim | Dec 1, 2019 | Devotionals
Most years, I arrive home from our family Thanksgiving dinner with a full stomach, containers of leftovers, and the desire to take a nice, long nap. But this year, I carried something else: The lingering stench of smoke. It clung to my clothes, hair, and jacket. I...
by Kim | Nov 23, 2019 | Devotionals
I stared at the text in disbelief. A dear lady from our church had slipped into eternity. How could she be gone already? It’s been a tough year for our church. A few months ago, we lost a precious lady to a vicious liver disease. Two more members are fighting...
by Kim | Nov 15, 2019 | Devotionals
Why is it that pain overrides joy? Days, months, and years of “good” can be wiped out by one moment of “bad,” and affect us for a long time. Such was *nearly* the case one afternoon, back when I was still a daycare mama. By far, my favorite...
