“So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. The whole building, being put together by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord. You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit” – Ephesians 2:19-21

I would see one of my moms sit at the table and spend a considerable amount of time going through each flyer and cutting out the coupons. Then she would take a whole morning driving to various grocery stores to get the items on sale. Was it really worth it to go to all that trouble to only save a few dollars?

“Stay focused Rachel … You’ve got this … Keep looking in front of you … Don’t look behind … You’ll be fine”

To those who have adopted or are considering adoption, I think it is fascinating to realize that you were adopted as well. If you are a child of God, then you were adopted the moment you said yes to a relationship with Jesus. You are a chosen child of God. Wow! What a thought.

I’ll keep this short today, as I’m sure some of you have something special planned.

I think sometimes that the more trials we endure with Jesus, the more value we see in life. The more we can appreciate the things we do have, verses always wanting the things we don’t.

Adversity has taught me three things. One, life is hard. Two, life is short. Three, I have much to be grateful for.

A praise to the Lord for our own adoption. Life has purpose and we have much to be grateful for.

When we ask, God answers. Michael took me somewhere last Monday night. I didn’t really feel up to it, but felt I should go. As we stood in the place, I was filled with tears of awe. The Lord opened my spiritual eyes to see where He was taking me with Hope Through Hard Times…

Michael and I thoroughly enjoy eating out. We’ve got our favourite spots from as quick as a burger at Wendy’s to the finer dining of Montana’s and the Keg. We delight in good food and the experience of going out on a date together of any kind