In the Shelter of Each Other
You know I’m the mother of a 7-year-old by the number of times I was forced to watch The LEGO Batman Movie over the weekend. I almost always go into kids’ films with a fair amount of weeping and gnashing of teeth, but motherly duty prevails… as does a gratuitous amount of salty, buttered popcorn. […]
A Perfect Shelter in Seasons of Change
I lift up my eyes to the mountains-where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you-the […]
Shelter is Not a Thing, It’s a Person
Over the course of my childhood, my family moved three times. My dad grew up as a military brat and always thought he’d settle in one spot, but that’s not what happened. We moved, then moved again. Like my dad, I also thought adulthood would lead to mooring, but then I grew up and moved […]
A Sheltered Faith
A couple of weeks ago I picked up an old notebook of mine and out slipped a 3×5 card with a bible verse printed on it. It was a verse from Jeremiah chapter one. It read… “And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the […]