by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Dec 23, 2022 | Growing in God, Hearing God
Discouragement: it is no respecter of persons. I imagine Adam felt discouraged when he realized the weeds would keep growing back in the vegetable garden because of his sin. Noah probably experienced pockets of discouragement when people scoffed at him for...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Dec 19, 2022 | Growing in God, Hearing God
The woman I introduced you to in the last blog (you can read it here) returned home from her Beauty For Ashes retreat and her husband immediately noticed that she was different. Everything about her had changed—her demeanor, countenance, and joy. She was excited to...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Dec 12, 2022 | Healing Our Hurts, Hearing God
She walked up the steps and into the house where dinner was simmering on the stove. Her nervousness was evident as she fumbled to bring her luggage inside. She wanted to attend this retreat for a long time, however personal circumstances had prevented it until now. We...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Nov 28, 2022 | Growing in God, Hearing God
Opening my eyes, I crawled out of bed and stumbled downstairs. It was another busy day with many tasks on the agenda- homeschool, afternoon kids’ activities, chores, dinner… I brewed the coffee and headed back upstairs to dress and spend time with my Lord. It...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Aug 8, 2022 | Hearing God, Growing in God
Church Folk- we’re a strange brand! I suppose that’s what happens when you simultaneously have Holy Spirit living inside you and are still human. We hear the Truth, receive it, and begin our journey. We go to church. We “behave.” We learn some scripture. We serve. We...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Aug 1, 2022 | Healing Our Hurts, Growing in God, Hearing God
Busy is not even close to describing the season I have just come out of. In the last 18 months, I have… Said goodbye to my grandmother Walked with a friend through the traumatic loss of her son Started ministry school Travelled out-of-state A LOT Graduated our son...
