Excuse Me Sir, I Am Over Here
I was watching the trainer working with Apollo and I was intrigued by her consistent words to the horse, “Excuse me Sir, I am over here.” First…
A Stick Snatched From The Fire
I was sitting in the barn listening to the horses quietly munching on their breakfast, watching the rain drowning my pastures, and reading my…
Hope In The Storm
I was out in the barn during the massive storms that hit our area. 50-70 mph wind gusts and rain at 2-3 inches an hour, for almost 24 hours…
Rejection and Redemption
This past weekend I introduced Apollo to the rest of our herd. We have three horses and one miniature pony. They knew he was…
Trust and Surrender
On New Year's Day this year, my daughter Abby and I went to check out a horse auction with the intention of learning more about how we…
What She Said Part 13, Week 6 - Move On
As a preacher’s kid, Heidi has seen and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of church life in ways that broke her but ultimately drove her to…
Precious Moments
I was ambushed in a parking lot recently. Don’t worry, it wasn’t a carjacking! My granddaughters and I had almost reached our…
The Sad Relief
For most of my life, I looked forward to the final six weeks of the year, full of holiday cheer, beginning with Mom’s November…
Orphaned Widow
They’re gone. That was often my first waking thought in the days after Dad’s passing. The reality settled over my sorrowing…
I’ll Be Back!
I wasn’t with my husband when he passed away. I was holding Mom’s hand when she took her last breath. Given
The Rollercoaster
I was in elementary school when Mom, Dad, and I went to Myrtle Beach for the first of many family beach vacations. One evening…
All Better
A decade or so ago, I discovered the joys of feeding the birds that frequent my wooded property. Cardinals, chickadees, woodpeckers, nut hatches, and…
The Plans I Have For You
Wife to thirty-eight year old Ray, a young mother of two girls, ages 7 and 10, Patsy thought she knew God’s plans…
The Nearness of the Lord
Is there any greater provision we have than the nearness of the Lord? It’s amazing we can call on Him any time we…
Satisfying Provision
"I really rocked it today!" That is the lie I often tell myself rather than believing the truth that God is the One who has upheld…
God's Everlasting Kingdom
Stories of kings, queens, and kingdoms fascinate me. Living in America means I cannot fully understand the idea…
The Character of God
God's gracious character in preserving Israel is recounted in these verses, just as it is in Exodus 34:6 during the covenant renewal…
Declaring His Mighty Acts
Remember. This word occurs often in Scripture as God wants His people to keep pointing future generations to His saving…
Unsearchable Greatness
Have you ever found a passage of Scripture that you keep going back to over and over again? Join me this week…