“Do not fail to enter every open door, or be held back by a feeling of unreadiness. I Myself am your preparation. I will give you the needed grace and wisdom for each moment as it comes, and you will rejoice in the victory. For I will overcome timidity, and I Myself will displace inadequacy.Continue reading “Carpe Diem”
Author Archives: Janelle Delagrange
My Couch & The Gospel
This is what living out the Gospel in my life looks like: My couch. And my journal, Bible, a glass of cold-brewed coffee, and a few baby toys. I’m wearing my husband’s t-shirt. I might be wearing make up, and I might not have showered for a few days. I don’t spend all day sittingContinue reading “My Couch & The Gospel”
With or Without Us
My son Asa will be six months old in a couple of weeks. Time only seems to be going faster and faster, I can only imagine what it will be like when we have another child. I don’t document every milestone with him like I did for Liam. They say you become much more laxContinue reading “With or Without Us”
1,112 Days
Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? Romans 11:35 Before Evan & I were married, we went through premarital counseling with a pastor. We were so in love at 20 years old, and we just wanted to be married. Honestly, we didn’t place a lot of thought into anything else. WeContinue reading “1,112 Days”
Deep Roots
When I was eleven, I stole one of my brother’s Bibles. I flipped through the pages and picked out random Bible verses, wrote them out on pieces of paper, and taped them to the wall. I wasn’t searching for anything in particular. To this day, I have no idea what my motive was behind it.Continue reading “Deep Roots”
Everything to Gain
As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” TheseContinue reading “Everything to Gain”
Limitless
My husband and I are in a current season of waiting. I am not a patient person, I don’t enjoy the feelings the unknown brings. I like control, and I like knowing what is to come. In these seasons of life, I put limitations on our God. I convince myself that what I truly wantContinue reading “Limitless”