by Natalie Snapp | Nov 13, 2014 | Devotionals
A few Sundays ago, our pastor reminded me of a part in one of my favorite stories, The Velveteen Rabbit, where the beloved stuffed bunny just wants to be real. He’s tired of not having the freedom that real bunnies have and he doesn’t think he’s anything special. He...
by Natalie Snapp | Apr 24, 2014 | Joy Unspeakable
It has been a long, horrid winter. Admittedly, winter is not my most favorite of seasons. Sunshine, sand, and flip-flops are more my speed. But this one was exceptional. Worse than most. Record lows took freezing to a new level. Wind gusts as fast as traveling cars...
by Natalie Snapp | Oct 22, 2012 | Session 5: Suffering and Justice
“Why?” I demanded, shaking my fists in the air, pleading with Him to reveal the very thing that’s baffled us “fleshies” since the days of Adam and Eve. “Why must I walk through all of this suffering, Lord?” “If you are...
by Natalie Snapp | Jul 20, 2011 | Christianity, Transformation
The light hit it perfectly and I saw the pink indention on his cheek. The scar from his first Christmas season. A scar that was the result of his seven-month-old-self crawling over to the stockings hanging from wrought-iron snowflakes on the mantle. He had just...
by Natalie Snapp | Mar 28, 2011 | Multitude Mondays, Random Stuff, Soli Deo Gloria Sisterhood
For two years, I have suffered an unexplainable eye ailment that has baffled my dermatologist, ophthalmologist, and allergist alike. It rears it’s head a bit in October, lies dormant from November through mid-March, then creeps-in and attacks with a vengeance...