I later told Jacin that I laughed more during that five-day Arizona trip than I had laughed over the last 12 months combined. And that makes me sad.

My tag-along trip to Arizona was wonderful!

When my energy and faith are on empty, what I need most is not a break or chocolate. Lord, I need YOU. Just you.

Given these new discoveries, it’s easy to see why Sunday afternoons on Greenleaf Drive quickly became a weekly routine for me.

 But (hallelujah!!!) my faith and future reward don’t hinge on me or my “mostly but not always” life. My foundation isn’t built on the mostly or kinda-good life I’m living. Nope. My foundation, my faith, and my future reward all rest on the “completely and always” character of Yahweh.

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Dad’s selected fast food establishment gets everyone’s order totally wrong, and the only thing worse than the food is the condition of the restrooms. 

Though I’m not proposing a life without a calendar (or 3), I am ready to step back and relax a little. And summer offers the perfect opportunity to do just that. So a few days ago, I wrote down a few simple summer goals.

What if He really is all He says He is? What if He can do everything He says He can do? What if He really is the resurrection and the life? What if life lived His way is life truly and fully LIVED?

That baby boy with a brain bleed is now the young man driving my car. What a beautiful reminder that God sees, knows, and has a plan for our helplessness. He never wastes a moment, and He helps, heals, and redeems.