The House You're Building

Sisters and Seekers, I logged onto the blog today after a long absence-I am now helping write for a local women's ministry and in this season of life, don't get to my blog as much as I want to.  Saw I had 18 readers from Israel this week!  Welcome and hope we can connect!  As always feel free to comment or send me a message...seeing women from all over the world access this content is such a blessing to me! So why the sudden break from my hiatus?  This teacher/mom/writer/daughter of God is home for day 3 of an unexpected winter storm.  Where I live in the Pacific Northwest, we typically get snow on our mountains and rain in the lowlands.  This winter has been a bit different.  We were getting 1-2 feet of snow over a few days time and the community services that treat our roads are just not ready to handle it.  That, along with freezing temps and meandering hills make the roads treacherous.  God has given me the gift of slowing down and th...

Prepare Your Heart: Read Mark 7:14-23.   Pray about the motivations behind your actions.   When circumstances befall you that are frustrating, do you blame it on external sources, or see your own heart’s response and sinful nature as the culprit? Today we are going to look at some things that trip us up in our faith, issues of self-control.   I’m a very passionate person, and as a result need lot of reminders to slow me down from responding.   Often when I respond too quickly, I get caught up in sin.   My temper is quick and I’m not often patient.   This happens often while parenting.   A lack of patience is a common confession in my prayer life.   Read Proverbs and take note on what you learn. Self-Control ·          10:25 ·          21:5 ·          25:8,28 ·      ...