Beyond the Shadow {Please meet me on the front porch of Encouragement Cafe today!}

…things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. Colossians 2:17 NASB A spectacular sunrise view meets my eyes at daybreak. Pink, orange, and yellow hues cast across the sky, and it is as if God is […]

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A Few Words for the First Day of School

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT  As the first day of school quickly approaches, feelings of anxiety mixed with excitement and apprehension fill the air and invade my home. Summer reading is completed and gathered school supplies […]

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The Endurance We Need For Today {From the Front Porch of Encouragement Cafe}

Therefore, do not throw away your confidence which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. Hebrews 10:35-36 NASB Have you ever noticed the amount of physical endurance […]

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