Easter. Resurrection Sunday. We call it by different names for different reasons, but for the sake of ease throughout this post, I will refer to it by the most commonly used name, Easter. My use of this term will reference…
Making Room for Easter
Circumstances vs. Certainty
I recently read a devotional taken, in part, from the book Winning the War in Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel. I haven’t read the book, so please do not write me about endorsing a book by someone I know little…
Ten Years of Changes
Ten years ago today, March 26, 2012, I hit “Publish” for the first blog post on this website. On this anniversary of the launch of Petals from the Basket, I want to answer a question I asked myself this week:…
Our Psalm 23 Staycation
From the outside looking in, it probably wouldn’t appear that Joe and I have been overly busy this summer. But our house definitely has been a hustle and bustle of comings and goings since early spring. Don’t get me wrong—we…
My Prayer-Answering God
Our gratitude bucket is still overflowing due to all of the kind cards, notes, and thoughts you sent Sweet Mama’s way for her ninetieth birthday in March! “Thank you” seems trite when the basket of cards is running over, but…