Radical obedience. Radical faith. Radical surrender. Radical forgiveness. Radical love. Have you heard any of these phrases before? How did they make you feel? Here’s the truth, and it might be a hard truth to hear, but it’s the truth, nonetheless. There is no such thing as radical obedience, radical faith, radical surrender, radical love,…
God Knows, Sees, and Understands
I took Riley out for a short potty walk this morning. Oh, how she wanted to go further, faster. And, I wanted to let her. She wanted to jump into the bushes onto the critters moving the branches and walk through the deep, muddy grass. And, I wanted to let her. Instead, I directed her…
The Story of My Name
The opportunity to talk about my name has come up a lot in the past few weeks and I realized that even though I have written about it and shared about it in other places, I have not shared about it here and it feels like time. I was born Angela Dawn Andruss. I loved…
Devotional Time Reframe
During my time with God this morning, He gave me some direction. I listened and wrote down what I heard and then moved directly from writing it down to reading my devotional. Because I have limited energy and sensory capacity, I came to my devotional time with a to-do list in mind. Pray Communion Read…
Not Coerced but Welcome – Intentional Nearness
Ordinarily, Riley starts her morning on the floor with her peanut butter Kong. Then she moves to the far end of the couch. Every couple minutes, she stands up with her back to me and takes a few steps closer, gradually backing in to be as close to me as she can while continuing to…
God’s Order of Operations
This past weekend I participated in an event through my church called a Freedom Encounter. It was the culmination of a small group study I did called Freedom which was amazing. I am a different person than I was when I walked through those doors on Friday night. I’m calmer and more peaceful, and my…
Just Because He Loves Me
God has saved my life – over and over again over the years; and last November, as most of you know, He did it again between 8 and 10 times depending on the nurse who talked to me. While I was in the hospital, He and I talked about a lot of things and He…
Invited Out or Invited to Stay We Are Bringers of Life to the Dry and Barren Places
Sometimes God invites us out of the place we are, into something new and different. Sometimes He invites us to stay and be catalysts for change, making the space we are in, new and different. Isaiah 35:1-2 The wilderness and dry land will be joyously glad. The desert will blossom like a rose and rejoice!…