The past couple of mornings I have gotten up in complete longing…Praying.Seeking.Asking.Calling out.Real Raw Vulnerable Longing with the Lord. If we cant be real with Him, who can we be real with? In faithfulness of running to Him… He so so sweetly met me right there….In the middle of my longing, He embraced…He provided.He touched.He […]

So.. funny story. I often look at Apache Grace when she gets at the other end of the couch, so far away from me, and i giggle because she makes me think of me. Sometimes I would get comfortable at the other end of the couch and Derek would ask me to come lay on

Sometimes things in our lives need pruned. Something doesn’t always have to be dead to need to go. Sometimes the very presence of the “thing” could be dangerous. Sometimes it causes more of a mess that brings you down rather than edify and lift you up. Sometimes the thing wears you out instead of giving

Somedays I look back at the day and wonder how I did it. Today is one of them. “Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”‭‭2 Corinthians‬

486 days…. And today has been…. Consuming… comes to mind… Mind wandering… consuming… Heart allOver the place… consuming… Words over my life released…Consuming… Dreams and realities…Consuming… All in His Presence…Consuming… Trying to figure out what to paint next…Consuming… 🙂 Been trying to do some “touch ups” around the house and today, tho my mind and

So. Memorial Day….As I opened Facebook, each time I seen a post of the folded flag.I seen a post about a casket and the flag carrying it.I seen a post about the flag being the one thing that made it home.I seen a beautiful daughter that never got to know her daddy in the flesh

When heaven pops in a picture. U take it. 🙂 I’ll never get tired of opening my phone and seeing His sun rays. I’ll never get tired of feeling a butterfly even in the evens. I’ll never get tired of my heart reaching because heaven notices. I’ll never get tired of being His daughter. I’ll

Tonight when I was leaving the gardens I looked to see if a car was coming and this view took my breathe away. I thought. “What a view when I look at you. The sun, the sky, the trees, the hazy glow of what has now become your touch. The brightness of so much more

Today I wore purple.My favorite color. (Yes blue, his favorite, has definitely intertwined with that favorite and i wear it because he loves it)Purple, one that Derek loved on me. 🙂I mean really. What color didn’t he love 🙂 But seriously. I had a dear friend notice and my only comment was“Today I dressed up

Sometimes I look back over our pictures and see our smiles and I’m reminded. We exist. Hard to say sometimes and hard to look at because if you know me, you know I’m an eye person. And i know the lack that they have. I don’t think anyone in this world could make my eyes