by Stephanie Winslow | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times, Obedience
There is a desire implanted deep in the core of our being. A desire to be loved. We hunt, seek, beg, borrow and steal to try and fill this longing to be loved. In the quest to find and be filled with love our very understanding of what LOVE is has been tainted,...
by Stephanie Winslow | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times, Obedience, Relationships
Last night I was folding clothes in the laundry room. I started singing “All my life you have been faithful. All my life you have been so, so good.” (Bethel Worship, Goodness of God) From upstairs in her room, I heard Lydia sing, “With every breath that I am...
by Stephanie Winslow | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog
A few weeks ago on Cup of Hope we spent several days talking about lessons from the beach. I feel incredibly blessed to live near the beach and even more grateful for the lessons God raises up on my time at the beach. Recently I was on a walk at the beach in...
by Stephanie Winslow | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog
The days, weeks and months have been wearing. Confession. I need a big ‘ol hug. I could use a never-ending, super-squeezy, bear hug. I could cuddle up in a hug but may never let go. Do you ever feel like this? Anyone else need a big ‘ol hug? Do you ever feel like...
by Stephanie Winslow | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog
We all want the mountain top experience, right? We experience a mountain top – a thrill, a miracle or a revelation and then desire to stay there. I certainly do! I long for the days of feeling the highs of reaching the summits of life. I crave the “I can’t...
by Stephanie Winslow | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times
“You are not good at wearing a mask, are you?” Marshall said to me as we waited in line to get a COVID test before travelling out of state. Every five minutes or so I pull my mask down and breathe in a big breath of fresh air. The mask makes me feel...
by Stephanie Winslow | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times, Relationships
As it goes with the year end gargantuan tasks, I have begun tidying up my digital files. You know, the to do’s that never got done! I am typically more organized, but this year…alas, I have procrastinated! In this case, my procrastination proved to be a...
by Stephanie Winslow | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times, Obedience
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.” (Genesis 12:2) This is a promise. Given to Abram. From God. Maker of Heaven and Earth. God’s view about the promise was from outside...
by Stephanie Winslow | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog
“You are such a screw up! You mess everything up! Ever talk to yourself like this? I do. I have become too good at negative self talk. My own words spoken to myself are condemning, crass and severe generalizations. I beat myself up over my mistakes more than...
by Stephanie Winslow | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Faith in Hard Times
What does it mean to be blessed? When we pray blessings on others and over ourselves what exactly are we praying for? When I think of the word “blessed”, I am filled with warm fuzzies and glimpses of life being as I imagined it would be. All the people I love...
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