How to Take Joy & Keep It Out of Your Enemy’s Reach – Joyfully Pressing On
Some days, joy comes easy. Those are the sunny, shalom days, when hope is high and pain is low. But other days you have to take joy.
Abigail Wallace
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Deep Wounds, And How They Heal – Joyfully Pressing On
The scab fell off and instead of a pretty little scar, it revealed a gaping raw hole in my side. Now I'm learning about how wounds heal.
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Strong Horses & What Delights God Most –
What delights God's heart? Every year at the fair, God gives me a reminder in these horses. But as magnificent as they are, it's not them.
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When Taking Is Giving: A Lesson on Food and Love –
Sometimes taking is the best gift you can give. And sometimes the most heartless thing you can do is refuse to receive.
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A No-Brainer: My Public Thanks – Joyfully Pressing On
No cancer. That's what the doctor said. But not everyone gets healed. Would I praise God even if? I don't know. But I will give thanks now.
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Trust Only: A Wet Dog, Quicksand, & A Lily Pad –
"They trust not God at all who trust him not alone." What a little wet dog and Psalm 62 taught me about trust in God.
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How The Meek Inherit The Earth (Now) – Joyfully Pressing On
"Blessed are the meek," Jesus promised, "for they shall inherit the earth." But what does that mean? And what if the inheritance starts now?
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When I Am Afraid: Denial or Peace? –
Am I in denial? I don't think so. I'm just doing what God wants us to do. "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you."
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To Those in Pain: There is a Spacious Place – Joyfully Pressing On
The doctors say it's probably not the dreaded C, but it could be. God knows, we shall see. But I won’t lie. I’m looking forward to a spacious place.
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Holding Freedom Up: 2 Weights We Must Bear – Joyfully Pressing On
Freedom came at a cost. Keeping it takes work. The Founding Fathers bore two great weights that we can scarcely bear: virtue and civility.
