Author Archives: breathoflight

At times the weight of the mission is too hard to carry. You may feel like you want to give up which is exactly how I felt this morning. This feeling didn’t stem from my lack of belief in what I am doing, but rather my ability to overcome technical and outreach obstacles. I feltContinue reading “Keeping it Real”

But now, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand. (Isaiah 64:8) I laid still, like a lump of unmolded clay without form or shape. I trusted my own ways and was repeatedly broken in the heat of life.Continue reading “In the Hands of the Potter”

“Mary treasured all these things and pondered on them in her heart.”(Luke 2:19) As the mother of Jesus, Mary was not exempt from suffering, yet from the beginning she trusted in the Lord. Mary seemed to realize that she could not hold onto her Son, but rather He held her and her faith grew deeper.Continue reading “A Mother’s Heart”

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.2 Corinthians 5:17 I discovered not only myself, but God through my struggles and pain. I watched as He took all of my experiences, good and bad, and molded them into a message of love. As theContinue reading “From My Mess, God Created a Message”

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” (Luke 9:23) How do you love? By loving others. How do you heal? By helping others to heal.Continue reading “Lose Your Life to Save It”

“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again willContinue reading “God’s Promise”

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” Luke 9:23 Leo was only two years old when the weight of his cross was placed upon hisContinue reading “Cross to Bear”

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”  James 1:2-3 I strongly believe that where your focus lies, your life will be led. Even through our trials and tribulations we can choose joy. Every morning when weContinue reading “Choose Joy”

“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” (John 7:37-38) There was a stillness in time that we foundContinue reading “Time for a River of Living Water”

“In the beginning, darkness was over the surface of the world and God said, “Let there be light.” God saw that the light was good and He separated the light from the darkness.” Genesis 1:3-5 As I step into the fourth anniversary of Leo’s death, I could choose to walk in darkness, but Leo wasContinue reading “Step into the Light”