Author name: lynwake

  Can you think of people in your life you would describe as ‘givers’ who overflow with love and joy – despite their circumstances? In this week’s chapter, I mention our dear friend Judy who was called Home to be with Jesus just a few months after completing that chapter. She was the first person […]

  Yesterday, as I gazed through my window on a sunny autumn day, I was reminded that the yearly stripping process of our fruit trees is in full force, yet again.  Leaves of red and gold are falling by the bucket load on the grass below, making a cozy nest that our dog plays in.

  Last week we talked about being fearless in the face of trials – even fearless in the face of death! Our precious Beth was one who faced her awful circumstances full of confidence in the Fearless One. She used her God-given weapons well too, including her Sword of the Spirit! (Take a look again

  This week in Heartbreakingly Beautiful we are at the place where Beth had horrible words of death spoken over her life. While she did not like these words, she did not take them into herself and become afraid – she trusted the One who holds the keys to death and the grave as the

  “At the cross I bow my knee, 
where Your blood was shed for me -there’s no greater love than this! 
 You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place – 
what can separate me now?” (From At the Cross by Hillsong) This week in Heartbreakingly Beautiful we take a closer look

  In week four of Heartbreakingly Beautiful I talk about a vision I believe God gave me and how He used this vision to help me combat fear in His name. Apparently night dreaming helps us deal with subconscious feelings. They sure can be ridiculous at times hey! So how do we know when our

  The life-changing concepts in this week’s Psalm 73 first began to penetrate my heart after I lost my own dear brother to cancer. It became a healing balm for me back then. As you read the whole Psalm, there is something so real and honest about it. It begins with a ‘good’ man comparing

  The movie Pollyanna was one of my childhood favorites and one that all my daughters have enjoyed. If you are acquainted with the film, do you remember the game Pollyanna used to play? It was called, The Glad Game – a game designed by her missionary father when crutches came in the missionary barrel,

  Journal Entry: “Lord you say that I shouldn’t be surprised when trials come and that because of them, we will have a share in your joy and your glory! Your Word says that I must entrust my life and Bethany’s life to you because you will NEVER fail us!  But Lord I need your

When Bethany was still with us, she dreamed about her story being published in a devotional form that would be easy to read and beautiful to look at. It was not fame that Beth was seeking, but rather she was driven by a deep desire to share the love and hope in Jesus Christ that