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I am a new creation in Christ, and yet, all the work of rewiring my brain continues. Old habits, cycles, false thinking, fears, insecurities, sins. I am so thankful for how far I’ve come. Today I am sad at how much there still is to do. New situations show me new work to be done. It’ll take my lifetime plus a day, and I’m committed. Thank you to God and the good friends who walk with me, in patience and love while I learn. I’m so thankful that I am part of God’s people, even while being refined. It’s not...

I think we all have sadness in our lives, about one thing or another (or many things).  As we get older, it can build up.  I've never found the phrase 'time heals all wounds' to be accurate -- time helps those wounds to have softer edges, and allows those wounds to be incorporated into who we are -- time allows God to use those wounds for His greater purposes.  But they never really go away.  Not for me, anyway. Sometimes grief and sadness are easy to set aside amidst the joy of the holiday season.  Other times, the joy makes it feel...

I've often heard (and said) that we have a "Just in time" God ... He prefers to do things "just in the nick of time", rather than with plenty of time to spare. I'm not sure where I heard it from but it's something I've long believed to be true. A few days ago I was on my way out of the valley, in a hurry, as I often am. Like many Hintonites, I debated "do I go the train way, or, the mill way?" Based on where I was and where I was headed, the train way made more...

I'm writing this in 2025, because I don't want to forget what happened a few years ago ... so I'm hopping in a time machine ... back to fall 2022.   After 5 years of renting, I had a sizeable amount of money saved towards the purchase of our first home.  This was no small feat, parenting solo while homeschooling isn't known to allow for a really awesome cash flow!  But by the grace of God, some awesome customers, and some wonderful people at church ... we had quite a bit saved.  I started to watch the housing market for the...

Friday is Good because Sunday is coming And by that we can know, and trust, that even dark times in life can be good because … Sunday is coming. I always find Good Friday and the Saturday a bit pensive and solemn. Even now, 2023(ish) years later … the darkness of knowing Jesus died in such a terrible way, is painful to bear. And I know how it ends … how terrible it must have been all those years ago, when they didn’t know the next chapter, and felt it finished. Yet they went about their sabbath, believing the worst...