Chad

Well, this past week has been busy. LoL! I guess that's why it has taken so long to post Part 3! The third day we were in FL, we got to travel around Disney and see the sights with great friends! In short, it was a great day! Even though I lost my iPod at the end of...

This morning I read a short blog post that someone wrote that expressed how much God loves you and me. In comparison to His love, I am ashamed at the lack of love I demonstrate. I am so grateful for that love so pure. Rise up! Come to our help, and deliver us for Your...

This is a song that I have been listening to over the past few days.Through different events, I have really struggled these past few days, and I recognize that my only hope, comfort, and strength lies in the able arms of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. ...

On the second day of our adventure in Florida, we went to Ponce Inlet, northeast of Orlando. There we visited an old lighthouse. The view of the Atlantic and of the inlet was simply amazing! I believe that day's temperatures was in the upper 70's(I am definitely...

After a week in Florida, it's hard to come back to the February weather of Chicago...lol! Our time in Florida was so full and I am still trying to soak everything in! It was one of those weeks that are so full that you wonder if it was real! =) I was very grateful to...

I can't believe that three weeks have passed by so quickly here in the Northwoods. God has been so faithful to reveal Himself and has answered prayer in amazing ways!This time will always live in my memory as a time of closeness and of hearing God's voice and...

I have always loved the country. I always will.  Years ago God brought me to a cross-roads of leaving many things that I cherished behind to obey and heed His calling. God used my own Dad as my hero-of-faith to follow in this adventure of leaving the familiar...

Being quiet before the Lord can sometimes be a challenging thing. I think that’s why Jesus saw fit to find wilderness places to spend time with the Father. When physically alone, my soul must be quieted before Him. My mind lifted up to heavenly thoughts, my will...

O fountain of all Good, Destroy in me every lofty thought, Break pride to pieces and scatter it to the winds, Annihilate each clinging shred of self-righteousness, Implant in me true lowliness of spirit, Abase me to self-loathing and self-abhorrence, Open in me a...

I cannot believe that we have already passed the halfway point of the first month of 2012. Time has a way of steadily moving on, moving us closer and closer to the day of His return.  The quiet stillness of the Northwoods has been a refuge for me for the past ten...