Joyful heart

He texted me with a spin off of one of our favorite Seinfeld quotes... "Feels like an Arby's lunch." If you aren't familiar with the quote... And so we had a lunch date. They have been few and far between since we became parents. Just the two of us enjoying lunch together {even if it is just a roast beef sandwich and curly fries}. He picked me up from work and off we went. After we ordered I picked a table right next to two elderly gentlemen. They looked like the kind of guys that frequent…

happiness

To be such a perpetual list maker, my new year resolutions game has always been far from impressive. I tried a few times, to make deliberate lists of things I wanted to change. I even

Our discouragement always comes from chasing something. We may chase accomplishments, or peace, or the dream life we’ve always wanted, but the thing is, in this life we’ll never catch what we’re chasing. Our souls were created for more than the things we chase after.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭51‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭ my continual prayer—a plea to be made new and clean every second of the day 🌿