What God Can Do with Small Things
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
When we serve others on a day-to-day, moment-to-moment basis, we’re loving with the love of Christ
Rest for the Soul
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
The porch is our family’s gathering place. It’s a resting place. A place of connection.
Bearing Each Other’s Burdens
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
Even as God’s most prized creation, we also need to be girded against life’s wind, weather and storms.
Faith and New Beginnings
By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read
New-beginning grace is empowering. It brings a desire to love others, to forgive, to serve, to extend mercy, and to share the life-saving gospel of Christ.
A Listening Place
By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read
When I need to hear the Lord’s voice, I can put myself in a quiet position.
Traces of God’s Love
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
We, as followers of Christ, can leave a delightful trace of the presence of the Lord.
The One Who Never Grows Weary
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
This truth is sweet comfort to my soul. God is always present, always powerful, reaching into my life with loving hands. He doesn’t break. His attention doesn’t fade or divert.
Out of Ashes, Hope
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
In our fallen world, there is plenty of room for brokenness. Yet there is also a message of hope and it comes from having faith in God.
A Mother’s Grace
By Shawnelle Eliasen4 min read
I don’t know when I’d experienced such love. When I think back, I can still remember the quiet of darkness broken by our voices, the delicious goodness of having my mom all to myself.
Choosing Rest
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
Maybe the restfulness that I long for is somewhat of a choice. Maybe it’s a conscious effort to ask the Spirit to help me claim what I know that I need.
May Day Baskets and Sweet, Easy Love
By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read
We still do May Day baskets because it’s an opportunity, a simple-easy way to love someone. It’s a way to reach into a life and say, “Hey, I value you. I’m glad that you’re here.”
God’s Goodness in the Rain
By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read
It’s easy to say “God is good” when the sun is on our shoulders. But He is also mightily present when the rain comes.