I wanted to end the first week of our Advent celebration of Awe and Wonder with some thoughts of what God taught me personally this week. This series is born out of pure obedience to Him. As I’ve mentioned before, the idea of a 25 straight day blog writing stint intimidated me to the point of almost telling God, sorry…I can’t do it! Obedience is a way to experience Awe and Wonder this Advent season. Check out the video below. Today’s Advent Scripture: Micah 5:2 THE VOICE But you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, of the clans of Judah, are no poor … Continue Reading »»
Sarah Martin
Will you join me today with some simple yet not-so-simple sentences which I typed across this page out of my own journaling of today’s Advent Scripture? Will you join me as we first look inward to grasp what we will call The Bigger Picture and then look outwardly to how we might live it out? Advent Scripture for today from THE VOICE: Isaiah 40:5-8 The Lord will be, really be, among us. The radiant glory of the Lord will be revealed. All flesh together will take it in. Believe it. None other than God, the Eternal, has spoken. A voice says, “Declare!” But what … Continue Reading »»
I sat in my mother’s suburban as a young 8 year old girl during the “winter” days in Texas. Music always filled the space in that SUV, a cassette tape always in motion spilling out emotion that I would cling to as a girl and claim my own. Some of that musical emotion would come from albums like Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul or soundtracks of the movie Beaches. I loved music. I still do. As we drove around town running errands and preparing for our Christmas celebration, I specifically remember one cassette tape which I looked forward to playing … Continue Reading »»