Dear Friend, The other day I was scrolling through my social media feed and there I saw a sponsored ad for a vacation rental in Michigan, a post one of my friends put up about their new baby, and then something came up that made me stop scrolling. My eyes quickly welled up and my heart overflowed with gratitude.
THEN ALL MANKIND WILL KNOW THAT I, THE LORD, AM YOUR SAVIOR, YOUR REDEEMER… (ISAIAH 49:26) In authentic relationship we know someone – that is where we experience the relationship. But it is because we have built trust because of the love that we have for each other. In our personal relationship with our heavenly Father, it always starts…
That’s a picture of a great looking group, don’t you think? I sure do. This fun picture was taken while we were all enjoying a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River. In this picture I see people who are laughing. I see friends who are holding each other close. I see relationships that will last a lifetime. At Habitué and…
I have been blessed in the majority of my professional career to be employed in places that have been started by and operated by individuals who love Jesus and have based their businesses to operate on Godly practices. That being said, there was one place that I worked that wasn’t like that. I once held a position where I was…
I have been blessed to not have to deal with a lot of death of people close to me. Besides my grandfather passing away in 1994 and a dear friend about 15 years ago, death has, for the most part, kept its distance. My father has a genetic heart disease that has the words cardiac, myopathy and hyper mixed together…
Paul and Jamie were inseparable when they were newlyweds in 2003. When they were together cartoon birds and butterflies would be seen fluttering about. Paul would often skip lunch just so he could leave work a little earlier to be home with Jamie that much sooner. Paul and Jamie went on walks together. They laughed together. They cherished their time…