Even in the valley of the shadow, the sun still shines. Even when we say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” We can also say to our God who is light, "even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you." Notice what is available in the valley that is either not available or less available on the side or top of a mountain: 👉A constant stream of water (streams of living water, to quench th

On this last day of an old, almost expired year, you may be thinking about things you want to leave behind and things you want to carry forward. Here is a truth to bring with you into the new year... Whatever darkness has crossed your path this year, whatever darkness you may still be inside of that won't magically disappear when the clock strikes midnight tonight... 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞. Yes, right there inside of your dark place, li

Perhaps the end of today left you bereft, and the beginning of tomorrow feels daunting with more of the same 👉 grief without relief. I get it  twenty plus years into a lifearked by infertility and many other unspoken unchosens... I get it. The days in exile can feel long, and the nights even longer. Perhaps the peace you are looking and longing for will not come through your earthly circumstances. Perhaps all we really need is to turn deeply inward to the Prince of Peace, wh