Heather Mitchell

Part of the I Will Sing series.

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:1-2, 5-6‬ ‭NIV

Part of the I Will Sing series.

“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31 NIV

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

John 10:10 NIV

Each afternoon I lay next to my youngest son until he falls asleep for his nap. It is a sweet and precious time and one that I am cherishing more with my last baby. He just turned four in November and he is not so much a baby anymore. He is rapidly growing into a confident little man.

One afternoon recently as we cuddled, we had a very serious four year old initiated conversation.

We talked about how God made people, Adam and Eve and the “bad apple” and how they were kicked out of Eden. We talked about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again and we talked about Heaven.

Then he went on and this part had to be the wisest and purist thought. He looked at me with his big round serious puppy dog eyes and said,

[Read more…] about Beauty in the Broken

Part of the I Will Sing series.

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:16-20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Part of the I Will Sing series.

“You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:28‬ ‭NIV‬‬