I wander around my increasingly empty home and talk to myself as my words echo on plain walls. Marks are clear where pictures used to hang and empty nails remind me of faces and drawings that I love. I linger in a room and remember my son who lounged here and studied and chatted with friends and played endless hours of xbox or play station (never really knew which it was).
Author: Eva Burkholder
Delighting in God
Psalm 37:4 says "Delight yourself in the Lord." What does that mean? How do I do that? What would it look like to delight in God today?
The Wind of the Spirit
I lay on my bed in Schreiber Lodge (at the church prayer retreat) and gazed out the window as the dawn lit the sky. All I could see were the silhouetted branches of tall trees intertwined and enmeshed in each other. As I continued to look, the trees began to sway gently. What force was … Continue reading The Wind of the Spirit
Sacrifice
This is the first home that I have legally owned. And this is the longest that I have lived in one location in my adult life. And I am so grateful for the eight years I have lived in it. Now the For Sale sign is going out in the yard. And I am having … Continue reading Sacrifice
New Directions
What would I do if I wasn't afraid? I read this question and began to ponder. My heart was restless, my task too small, my soul longing for more. The TCK (third-culture-kid) part of me was itching for a new challenge, a change and yet the US part of me was liking the comfortable life … Continue reading New Directions
Let Go and Release
My first assignment for the new year in my spiritual practices course, was the "Grand Examen." This is the process of looking closely at my past year to see what has happened and to notice where I sensed God's presence with me. So, I pulled out my journals for the year and began to flip through, noting significant events … Continue reading Let Go and Release
Celebrating 25 Years!
Worship Me in the beauty of holiness. All true beauty reflects some of who I AM. I read this in my devotional, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young on November 7, 2013. It was the first day of Mark's and my 25th Wedding Anniversary trip and I was sitting on the porch of our cottage at … Continue reading Celebrating 25 Years!
Lavish Love, Pt. 2
Do you have a hard time knowing and believing that God loves you? The verb "to know" in Scripture means to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, to take into oneself, to appropriate, to take possession of. Knowing implies realizing something, being sure of it and feeling it.
