Heather is a writer and earned a B.A. in Government from Regent University; she writes passionately about her Redeemer whom she loves with all her heart. Heather has two blogs, Finding Rest in God, which earned a peer award-The Sunshine Award, where she expounds on the Word of God and The Christian Observer where she examines the importance of the influence of faith in politics. Heather is a wife of eighteen years and a mother, raising three children in Centennial, CO., resting in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
Heather has written 15 on Christian Women Online.
The night is closing in; it is dusk in the garden where Jesus and His disciples are resting. The embers of the fire are popping as the fire beckons with its warmth. Jesus is sitting up against a tree with a knowing smile on his face and love in His eyes. He has been waiting [...]
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I Have A Heart That Would I lay here it is night and I cannot sleep I have so many questions burning down deep I need to see him my heart needs to know, but what of the others I dare not go My heart it yearns for what he will say, I have not heard [...]
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It is a new year, again. 2011 is gone and 2012 is ahead, filled with possibilities and potential. For some, it can be drudgery to enter a new year, and for others it is a brand new, clean slate. Many make a list of resolutions to ensure a better new year: to be a better [...]
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Away in a manger no crib for a bed… the only resting place for this baby boy is a manager, a feeding trough for livestock. He is born to humble parents in humble surroundings. The Angels proclaim the birth of this precious baby: “And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the [...]
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Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He is gracious to us. Psalm 123:2 NASB During this season of Advent, the blogosphere is full of posts concerning [...]
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What we do today makes a difference tomorrow even if we cannot see the entire picture. Ruth could not see that she would play a vital role in the lineage of the Messiah ~ Ruth, a heathen, in the line of Christ. Amazing grace. All the people who were in the court, and the elders, [...]
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A revival of sorts has erupted in the blogging world ~ between Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts and Karen O’Connor’s Basket of Blessings: 31 Days to a More Grateful Heart, a community exists to daily thank God for His blessings. Practicing the acknowledgment of God’s gifts is pivotal to cultivating a heart of gratitude.
In my devotions in Common Prayer, one of the daily acknowledgments reads: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. I read over that every day, honestly quite flippantly. The Holy Spirit nudged me one morning to meditate on the Lord and not casually read over that prayer; encouraging me to give thanks to God for who He is, not only for what He gives.
Thank the Father for His love that reconciled us to Him through His Son; Jesus for being the faithful, ultimate sacrifice for sin; the Holy Spirit for His love that draws us near to Jesus; a love that cleanses, fills, and baptizes.
Each day we should rest in God and acknowledge Him for being God; seeking His face, not only His hand.
Giving Thanks,
Heather
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