6 Keys To Overcome Dead Ends and Discouragement — A Blog Anniversary
FAITH BARISTA'S BLOG ANNIVERSARY IS HERE ! ** BY GRACE ALONE NECKLACE GIVEAWAY ** To celebrate, I'm giving away Lisa Leonard Designs Necklace This beautiful silver sterling necklace features a pendant with… Read More
Right Now Matters & So Do You — Surviving The In-Between Time
A lot of everyday life is spent surviving the “In-Between” time — en route between where we are to where God wants to be. Without faith, we’re only left with the daily… Read More
How Encouragement Came As A Croissant
“Encouragement is in the DNA of all people, both in our ability to encourage and our personal need for it.” ~ Max Lucado I love coffee because it is hot. To fully… Read More
Would You Really Be Happier With Less?
We pray “The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want…” Meanwhile, our hearts are packed with the trickling of wanting. How to make it stop? It sounds so good. Getting rid… Read More
Overcoming Dead Ends and Discouragement — A Blog Anniversary Reflection
“If God brought you to it, God will get you through it.” ~ Pastor Paul Sheppard How do you overcome discouragement when you run into one dead end after another? If you’ve… Read More
Lemonade Dreams: Taking a Sip of Patience
“I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” ~ W.B. Yeats Do you remember the first time you made lemonade? When I was a… Read More
God Is My Father, Not the Bus Driver — Blessing In Learning To Wait
[Today’s thoughts continue from yesterday’s post After Avatar: Passion’s Threshold of Faith.] Waiting often feels like inaction. How God views waiting and what He does in it surprised me with a true… Read More
First In Line For Christmas
It happens every time I get within the vicinity of a group of people mozying on over in single file. They could be pushing a cart at the grocer’s or driving a… Read More
Hope Of the Unknown
About a month ago, I wrote a post asking you to share what are your holiday stresses. Thank you for commenting! In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing some thoughts, inspired by… Read More
The Bloom of Becoming
The Bloom of Becoming A bloom begins — It’s bud tightly closed The opening of each day, it leans towards the sun It stands in waiting and pauses at dusk. It’s petals… Read More