This week I was asked by my husband to lead a short devo for our students through Instagram live. We have had to shift everything about what our ministry looks like thanks to the mandated social distancing protocols.

So we created a schedule of online connections we can have with our awesome kiddos each week. Yesterday was our “motivation Monday” devo and the Lord dropped a word on my heart that I wanted to put into blog formation because I feel it’s just that important.

On Sunday, our pastor made a comment in his sermon about isolation being from the enemy and the Lord giving us a time of solitude. It resonated with me so hard that I can’t stop thinking about it; and here it is, Tuesday. Sunday night I went to bed thinking about it and woke up Monday with it still on my heart, so I went ahead and started studying it.

This morning as I was drinking my coffee and scrolling insta, I came across an IGTV video by the beautiful Dawnchere Wilkerson. She’s been doing a series called “To Hell and Back”. She’s had some FIRE stuff to say lately.

But this morning’s mini series video was talking about time.

Her biggest point is that the Lord is the giver and redeemer of time. Even if you feel overwhelmed or like you literally do not have any time to yourself, give Him what you have. Offer the Lord the time that you can find. Even if it’s 1 minute or 1 hour. He is the giver and the redeemer of time.

I find it so peaceful: the time that I have right now.

I’m a homemaker, co-youth pastor with my husband, a blogger, an advocate for cystic fibrosis, and a pup-mom; so some weeks, my planner is jammed packed; some weeks it isn’t. It really depends on the season of life I am in. But as I was thinking and processing this morning, I came to the realization that I have not picked up my planner ONCE in the last week and a half. Because I have been stripped of most of my responsibilities on a weekly basis. The Lord has redeemed my time GREATLY.

The world as we know it has come to a screeching halt in the last two weeks and I do not believe it is a coincidence. I believe the Lord is giving us the opportunity to spend time with Him.

I believe He is giving us the chance to redeem our time we’ve lost with Him just as He redeems the time we are able to give to Him.

I believe the world is going to realize that the time that we waste is time that is precious and the things we fill it with are unnecessary.

Time is a valuable thing and right now we are in abundance of it. The author and holder of time has given us a redeemable chance to use our time wisely.

So what are you doing with yours?

What a beautiful day!

I have anxiously awaited a warm, sunshine-y day for so long and today, my wish came to life. And to make this day even better, hubs surprised the pups and I by coming home from the office early to work from home and avoid any potential coronavirus germs!

We were able to eat lunch together and soak up some rays while getting work done and letting the pups enjoy the sunshine.

The beautiful thing about it being the first day of spring and having such wonderful weather is the fact that the Lord gave us this day when literally most people in the area are home with their kids. It’s like the Lord just keeps dropping these little tokens saying that He is still good and He is still faithful even in the midst of what seems to be such chaos.

The sun is shining down on His people right now. This is our time to be a light.

What a mess this world is currently in amongst the shut down of businesses, schools, shopping, etc. thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. And for someone like me, who is immunocompromised, this is an extra cautious time. But not just for me, for my husband as well. He has to watch his back and make sure that he isn’t exposed so he doesn’t bring home germs that can infect me. It’s a whole big mess.

But nonetheless, my husband is still going to work and is still taking extra precautions. He works with a small number of people and his office is adhering to the new sanitation protocols; therefore, it is unnecessary for him to miss work unless there is illness in the office.

This week he has gone above and beyond and has taken the best preventative care of us. He shopped for us, took extra sanitation steps in our home, has spiritually been fighting sickness for us, and has just really stepped up in areas that are usually mine. All the while continuing to work hard to provide for our family and to continue investing in the souls of our church and students.