Today is September 1st! September used to be my favourite month. Why? Well, for starters, it’s my birthday month! It also signifies the beginning of school, which surprise, surprise…I loved! And it signifies the beginning of my favourite season. I love the smells of fall, the colours that blanket the hills and the scarves, jackets … More I’m Taking It Back

Hi friends! It’s been way too long since we’ve connected and I’ve missed you! Typically when I write, I approach it with the perspective that my target audience is both men and women. But I have to apologize to the men who read my blog today, because this one is specifically for my readers who … More When Time is Fleeting

This is probably one of the rawest and real things I’ve ever written. When I write, it’s normally from a place of overflowing and abundance. This post, however, is a place of emotional reflection and honest struggle. 2017 is drawing to a close. It’s that time of year where I start reflecting on what has … More The Process of Pruning

We live in a world where love means desiring, demanding, and then ditching at the first signs of difficulty. No wonder our kids are confused, and we have millions of adults wandering around aimlessly looking for the next thing that “feels like love”. Our movies, music and newsstands are full of picture perfect romances, only … More True Love

Have you ever dealt with someone and think you can anticipate what they are going to say, do or think?  I have to confess that I am totally guilty of this. Some of the ways I do this are comical, such as I assume because I can remember the exact outfit I was wearing the … More Who Do You Treat God Like?

Here we are at the final day with Nehemiah. Endings are always bittersweet, as we toss between sadness at the finality and the ability to look back at what God has done. The uniqueness of this story, and really any story in the Bible, is with God, the story is never truly over. We are … More Nehemiah – God’s Not Done

What an amazing week in Chapters 9 & 10! I’m so enjoying this study Did you notice the timeline between Chapters 8, 9 & 10? If you remember from Chapter 8, they gathered together on the first day of the seventh month to hear Ezra read the Mosaic Law. Now in Chapters 9 & 10 … More Nehemiah – Getting Stuck in the In-Between

Welcome to Week 4: Revival This week we moved into the second half of the Book of Nehemiah. The first six chapters are really focused on the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, while the last seven chapters deal with the re-instruction of the people of God. Nehemiah’s great task is completed, for the moment. … More Nehemiah – Revival

Welcome to Week 3 – Resolving the Conflict Within After college, I moved in with a very good friend of mine and we lived together for a couple of years. She decided to move, so I ended up living with two girls who I didn’t know very well. I enjoyed living there with these girls. … More Nehemiah – Resolving the Conflict Within

In today’s lesson, we’re going to mainly focus on Chapter 4. The sections of wall had been assigned. The work was actually happening. They had to rebuild, they must rebuild. As long as the walls lay in ruins, the name of God’s was being brought shame. This was their inspiration. Nehemiah had called them to … More Nehemiah: Keep Building the Wall