Some days, I’m still struggling to find firm footing in a new home, in a new place, in a new season (empty nesting is equal parts joy and rest AND navigating the ache of loss).  

But in a brave leap of faith, and itching to put my new writing desk to good use, I said “yes!” to a new assignment, drafting a few posts for a great website, vinetobranches.com .

Having written very little over the past year, the process feels rusty and clumsy, with fits and starts of finding the right creative groove.  Praying again and again for words that speak life and encouragement to any who read them.

But… then I remember: the journey was never mine to begin with.  The only words that have ever landed on the screen have come from His Word and faithful whispers from His heart to mine.

The only help I need is from the LORD alone.  It is so sweet to see this very realization echoed in today’s breakfast psalm: 🌿

𝘐𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮, ⁣

𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘖𝘋 ⁣

𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺.⁣

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 ⁣

𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, ⁣

𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, ⁣

𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘴,⁣

𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘺.⁣

𝘐𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 ⁣

𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩.⁣

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦,⁣

𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, ⁣

𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.⁣

𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 ⁣

𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦.⁣

𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟏:𝟓 . 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟑:𝟏𝟕 .  𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟑𝟎:𝟏𝟓 . 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟑𝟐:𝟏𝟕 . 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟑:𝟗

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