• To Be Read

    On The Shelf – May 2026

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    Hello dearest, I hope this post finds you relishing in springs beauty and the hope of summer winds. So what have I been reading…lots! Here in the PNW temps fluctuate between cold and damp and warm and sunny. On those days that beg you to curl up on the couch with a big cuppa tea with the dogs at my feet here’s what on rotation. Generally speaking if it has anything to do with digging deeper into scripture, I’m all for it. And when I need a tried and true gem there’s always my favorite, Jane Austen, anyone? These are…

  • Faith

    Back and Forth Until Peace

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    I was reviewing my sermon notes from yesterday’s service. Basically the pastor was talking about resting in God’s timing, in His will, in His timing. And when we don’t, there’s a battle. Us, our minds, our actions and words in competition with what God’s wanting for us. As the pastor continued his sermon, an image of one of my favorite elementary school playground equipment pieces came to mind. Remember those seesaws/teeter-totters. My best friend and I could play forever on that thing. One minute you were up in the air, the next you were digging in your heels to send…

  • Faith

    Seeking God

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    What does that even mean, “seeking God?” I started this blog because I’ve had plenty of women ask me, “What do you mean you talked to God? Did He part the skies and boom down from heaven, ‘Hey Amy, how’s it going? Do you need something? You got a problem I can help you with?’ Yes and No. No, I’ve never heard an audible voice. But what I have experienced is His Holy Spirit talking to me through a prompting in my soul and through His Word when I’m spending time with Him. Most mornings, I’m sitting on my couch…