Winter Retreat 2019

This weekend the Lord poured so much into my heart, it overflows with gratitude.

This weekend God asked me to serve with an intensity and fervor that exhausted me.

This weekend my sweet Courtney showed up in the faces conversations and hearts of these beautiful teenagers, whispering from heaven, encouraging her Mom and Dad to just keep loving, to not give into the dark corners of grief and to leave everything we have on the table. 

God, ever faithful, takes it from there and magnifies and glorifies it ALL

Each night as the sun went down Jerry and I stole five minutes away, to be still and silent as the Lord revealed the beauty of His creation to us. 

What a gift to be reminded that we are His and His alone and that we belong here. 

Always remember that wherever you are, God will meet you there. Just call upon his name. 

“I see hope, coming on the horizon
There’s no need for hiding
Cause I belong
Here I am
In the presence of the great I am Near to your heart oh God
I have found my joy
I’ve searched so long
In darkness I have walked so far
Fighting but I’m holding on
When your love draws near
Hallelujah, I belong here
In your presence Safe and secure
I see hope, coming on the horizon
There’s no need for hiding
Cause I belong
I often fail
But daily your love prevails
Christ my peace within
I will trust in you
In your presence Lord
Joys will overflow
You are God and friend
I am home again
Oh how could this be true
That I belong with you
Oh what you went through
To prove what love”

“I Belong” by Tim Timmons