Author Archives: Lori

The Old and the New

Older generations can impart such wisdom on younger generations, but sadly we often overlook this powerful truth. The same can be seen in God’s Word. The Old and New are so beautifully intwined…Jesus knew it; Jesus lived it and we are blessed to hear and embrace it. The Old and the New married into One…

there are mothers….

In a perfect world Mother’s Day would look like a sentimental greeting card and life would be uninterrupted and simple. But life as we know it is not always that way. There are mothers whose children are incarcerated…I pray for them. There are mothers who are incarcerated…I pray for them. There are mothers who patiently…

Let her works praise her…

The work of a mother. Do we really need a national debate on such things? Mothers work. Period. I read recently on Ann Voskamp’s journal, “The real stars are always so small and so large.”  So it is with mothers. The work seems so small and yet raising lives is such grand work composed of…

{the gift}

The gift of 44 years on earth today. As the years march on, one thing becomes clearer than it ever has. I want to be known by my fruit. Plain and simple. Fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self control. Fruit that only comes from the Spirit indwelling. The gift…

Under Pressure…

It’s true. Under pressure it’s all exposed, the good, bad and the ugly; true colors. We all know it’s easy to hide it all when things are going well, but throw a few kinks into the mix and the curtain flings wide open. Exposing the naked truth of who we really are. Pressure cookers scare…