Holy Worrying? 😳

There it is again. The Mary/Martha passage. I know it. You probably know it too. I’m tempted to move right past it. Except. I know it is meant for me.Again.😳 ā€œKim, Kim, you are (still) worried about many things.ā€ Still. How I wish I was more like Mary, and less like Martha, in this encounterContinue reading “Holy Worrying? 😳”

I want to be on the other side…

I want to be on the other side. You know the other side of the current problem impacting my life. I want to feel the rejoicing that comes AFTER the pain and worry have subsided. I know what that is like.I’ve seen God be faithful before. But right now.I’m in the ā€œnot yetā€. I’m inContinue reading “I want to be on the other side…”

When I’m afraid, He helps me trust Him again.

I know, God, You love them more than I do….those whose names are heavy on my heart. I often find myself trying to say or do just the right thing in hopes they would find hope, joy, and peace in You. Oh God, that some would finally just surrender to You. In the middle ofContinue reading “When I’m afraid, He helps me trust Him again.”

Though we see trouble, let’s keep trusting one day at a time.

As I process the news of my heart troubles, your prayers and encouragement are so incredibly dear to me and our family. I am slowly reading through your many comments. Thank you. As I thought about the passage I shared yesterday, where Daniel literally becomes sick over what God has shown him will happen toContinue reading “Though we see trouble, let’s keep trusting one day at a time.”

How NOT to worry in these hard days

It’s dark outside. My house is quiet. I haven’t turned on the news yet, but I already had a ā€œflash flood watchā€ pop up on my phone. But my anxious heart, it’s been on a sort of ā€œwatchā€ for days. …trouble seems to be looming around every corner—earthquakes, Hurricane Ida, CoVid, Afghanistan, inflation, division… IContinue reading “How NOT to worry in these hard days”