Food, Faith and Community

We had a great time at the outreach yesterday!  It started off with a discussion about community and the sadness we feel when we can’t find the community that is within our hearts.  The concern was around conversations within the communities that feel on the...

Beatitudes – Do Not Judge Others

6: 37-42 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.” “Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you.” “Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” When I first read these, I felt justified in my inner thoughts.  Throughout my life, I have felt...

Deuteronomy 8

Israel is again reminded of all God did for their ancestors as he brought them out of Egypt and into the wilderness, wandering.  This was not only a punishment for Israel for not listening when God sent them to the land of Canaan, a land that flowed with milk and...

Beatitudes – Love Your Enemies

6: 27 – 36  This next section was one of the hardest things for me to read and understand at a heart level!  I had gathered inside all the wrongs I felt others had done to me over the years, which led to an incredible amount of pain and anger that had nowhere to...

Building Trust and Moving Forward

Yesterday was an awesome day!  We went with BC to his doctor’s appointments and were able to assist him with communicating with the nurses and doctors.  He was not feeling very well, got very dizzy at the last appointment and was having a hard time talking.  His...