Brenda’s Blog – Weekly Devotions, Reflections, and Prayer Practices
You are invited to experience renewal, invigoration, and transformation in your spiritual life as Brenda guides you through scripture, stories, reflections, practices, and prayers in her occasional blog. Brenda began blogging in 2016 as a way of sharing her passion for spiritual formation through words and guided prayer. The full library of her blog posts are here, and you can sign up to receive the occasional blog in your email.
Life in the Spirit
What is the greatest influence in your life? I remember there was a time when I was a single parent of two young teenagers and I found myself being influenced by TV! Full House dad, Danny Tanner, always said, hug and make up! What influences your decision making? Do...
The Three Cs
I do not consider myself a very courageous person. I don’t like the unpredictability of bugs, and flying things like bats which can swoop down in an instant, or fast running little rodents that can unexpectantly cross my path at any moment. These little things can...
Your Place at the Table
As we begin, let me say “I am so glad you are here.” We have been waiting for you to experience Living Streams Flowing Water. Because it is more than just being glad you are here. I am delighted you were born! You are uniquely you – the person in God’s image. The...
Walk the Talk
It was one of my colleague's favorite expressions. He had many sayings. When life was hard and things were getting rough, he would say “We are walking through tall grass now!” But this favorite saying influenced the entire way he prioritized his life. If someone was...
Reframing
I have recently started completing puzzles. As I worked on the last puzzle, I simply could not get the upper right corner to come together. I had the frame completed but I could not find many inside pieces to fit within the frame. As I worked and became a bit...
Life Begins . . .
Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone! That was the phrase that caught my heart from the Hallmark movie. We have journeyed together through the desert wilderness wanderings of Lent, then our sojourn shifted into the hope of Easter’s dawning. Now we wait. We...