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Hidden Places & Roots

    Oh beloveds, it is with grateful heart that I share this. I have gone through a season of deep healing and revelation. Today, the trendy… 

    Picture plants standing tall in hope with their mouths open wide in the backdrop of a forest recovering from a burn.

    Can’t Be Grateful & Anxious

      In this “such a time as this” in which we are living, the battle is not only in the body but in the mind. Clearing… 

      Sunrise over an open field

      What Would You Have Me Do

        After a long season of cave dwelling, the Lord is bringing me out. Into what? I know not, but I know You are moving me… 

        a man kneeling in prayer to God awaiting an answer

        Don’t Quit, Some Battle Insights

          I just watched this video and it was really compelling. Sometimes we get bound up in discouragement and lose hope thinking the Lord does not… 

          A deck on the water to be in awe of God's lovely creation.

          The Answer

            In today’s world of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), let’s not forget the answer to all of our questions, longings, and efforts – to know… 

            a view from a plane window looking down on cloud covered green hills.

            Don’t Panic, Let Go

              These two thoughts seem counterproductive… “Don’t Panic”  | “Let Go” When we panic about certain areas of our lives the last thing we want to… 

              Snow in evergreen tree

              Unto Us Is Born

                Merry Christmas! But why do we celebrate Christmas? To reflect on Jesus coming to earth, being born of a virgin, to live as a man… 

                a furn on the forest floor surrounded by fallen leaves.

                Affections Shaped by God (Part 3)

                  Holy affections are desires that have been reshaped by faith so that they aim at God first and everything else second. This is what the… 

                  lonely steps carved into a hill with gravel and debris covering over.

                  The Path of His Way (Part 2)

                    True grace leads the heart to love God for who He is, not merely for what He gives. That is why God will sometimes take… 

                    a frost covered pine seedling with sunrise in background

                    When God Says No (Part 1)

                      Every step we take toward a desire that rivals God does something to our hearts. It makes what once felt dangerous feel normal. It makes… 

                      a beautiful lake in the mountains of North Carolina surrounded by trees

                      When We Get a Win

                        I’m defining “a win” as following Him and knowing you gave your all to what He called you to do – in a moment in… 

                        beautiful medow surrounded by live oaks and pine trees with green grass and two beloved labs running toward the camera.

                        Pray for Others

                          What if we consistently spent at least 30 minutes a day praying? What if we spent 30 minutes a day praying for others? It would… 

                          path covered with leaves

                          Something Different

                            Could the Lord be leading me into something completely different? Why am I so hesitant to let go of what I know and am comfortable… 

                            a locust swarm

                            Years of the Locust

                              Joel 1:4 is a verse from the Old Testament book of Joel, a prophetic book that describes a devastating locust plague as a symbol of… 

                              Sun setting behind dark trees

                              Weeping in the Body of Christ

                                The Body of Christ I knew about the Body of Christ through the Holy Bible, sermons I heard, presentations I prepared, and even books I… 

                                road to a new path

                                Do What He Put In You

                                  What is that stirring within? Is there something more the Lord Almighty has put in you to do, create, share, move into, or move away… 

                                  field of sunflowers with kernals

                                  I Didn’t Understand Before

                                    Oh beloved, if you didn’t understand the greatness of God’s love before, it’s okay. You can now. If you didn’t understand the truths that the… 

                                    sunrise dispelling darkness

                                    A Light of Hope in Darkness

                                      A beloved shared this meme with me, after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.  Whoever penned this, well done! This gives concept to our shared feelings across our… 

                                      Two sides of an image signifying grief with wood chips and brown to the other side of grief with lush green grass

                                      On the Other Side of Grief

                                        Sometimes when we go through such deep and profound loss in our lives, we might find ourselves in a season of extended grief. It could… 

                                        bunny sitting comfortably in a green garden under a tree in the shade.

                                        But I’m Comfortable Here

                                          There is a time to wait upon the Lord and be unmoved, and there is a time to move forward from one season to another… 

                                          Look up to the heavens through trees

                                          I See Thee

                                            Beloved, your work unto Me has been precious. It has been a sweet and savory sacrifice of your faith knowing I  see you, even when… 

                                            Summer coastal scene with various plants and two butterflies.

                                            Praise Him by Faith

                                              When all seems too hard to go on, when the season is dark, know that Jesus can change it all. You are not alone. He… 

                                              wilderness with overgrown path

                                              Send Me Word of Your Love

                                                “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for… 

                                                Hymnal excerpt of O the Blood of Jesus

                                                He is Risen, indeed!

                                                  What is the purpose of celebrating Easter for those who believe in Jesus? Why do we focus on and sing about His blood? What does… 

                                                  aunt hill with grain of dirt by grain of dirt used to build it

                                                  What is Possible

                                                    Proclaim confidently the answer to the question, “What is possible?” …”What is impossible with man is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27). Ask the ant what… 

                                                    North Carolina mountains

                                                    Peace Among the Brethren

                                                      What if we were in unity? As Psalm 133:1 states, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” In the… 

                                                      beach view with clouds above

                                                      No Direction

                                                        What if we find ourselves with no clear direction? Maybe this season in your life has gone on for long that you seem to have… 

                                                        Mountains of North Carolina taken by Traci Frees

                                                        Battle Hymn of the Believer

                                                          Just wow! I heard Brandon Lakes’ “Count ‘Em” song, and observed some very powerful lyrics. Watch it below and  worship with all of His creation!… 

                                                          A Path in the woods

                                                          Meditate on This

                                                            Oh the limitless goodness of God. How do we even begin to fathom all He has created for us and given to us that we…