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Tasha is a Korean American melancholy dreamer, wife to Matt, mom to three wild and wonderful humans. She writes about everyday life and cultural and ethnic identity, and writing has always been the way God has led her towards the hope of shalom. Her first book, Tell Me The Dream...

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  1. This unique and beautiful piece resonated with me on so many levels it made me cry. I, too, am up again; weary; and deeply in need of Christ’s tender loving care. Thank you for this.

  2. Tasha,

    Blessings to you! I too find myself awake some nights. It’s lovely quiet time with Jesus. I shared your devotion (x2) so it will encourage others.

    Sending you fall joy,

    Lisa Wilt

    • It’s always nice to know that others can relate. Thanks for your words and for sharing the article to encourage others, Lisa.

  3. Dear Tasha…….I loved your devotion for today, Friday. I certainly can relate to the whole thing. I have had 5 foot operations including having 1 toe amputated as the Doctor botched the operation. I am always picking at my feet and it has become an annoyance. I like you have at least 4 very complicated and serious situations that I am trying to solve to no avail. I will be 77 years old next week and wonder how much longer do I have to get these things done. They all involve legal and I have found that often lawyers can drag their feet, meanwhile I am panicking . I do pray to Jesus and God so often. Here is one prayer that I go to when I am feeling this way: “God is saying to you today, My child, you are worrying too much. Remember who I am. There is nothing too hard for me. You may not see it, but I have everything planned out for you. Amen ” I liked the story of Peter and the disciples and Jesus washing their feet. I know at times that I want to prove that I am useful and right and have everything under control. Yet I know that Jesus and God are there for us and many times my Holy Spirit speaks to me. I will try harder to not get up in the middle of the night with a panic attack and all the problems falling on my head. Thank you Tasha for this most helpful devotion. I always read them again after lunch when I am not so weary like I am now. Blessings and love I wish to you today and a pleasant weekend. You (in) women are a large Blessing to me every day and it is always one of the first things I do when I get up. Thank you again………………………………..Betsy Basile

    • Betsy, thank you for sharing some of the things you have been through and how Jesus has gone through it with you. Thank you for also taking the time to share vulnerably about your own wrestling and how God has come close and held you. We are so glad you are here, Betsy!

    • Betsy, I happened to read your comment on the (in) courage post and wanted to comment on the prayer you shared that you say. How beautiful! I’m saving it/writing it down and sharing with a friend who has seen some challenging days. God bless you!

  4. Tasha thank you for todays reading. I love all that you have said. It has spoken to me. I was going through about 6 or 7 years ago with problems with my periods. That they were so heavy clothes would be stained. Then a t night so would the bed clothes. That I have to wake my Husband up change the bed sheets because they were stained with all this bleeding. The pain I was in of offal. I went to my Doctor’s and they used to give me all sorts of pain killers to help me with my pain but none worked. Then my Doctor said try the pill to stop you having heavy periods and being in so much pain. That didn’t work either because the pill didn’t agree with me. So I pushed the Doctors after all the test. With nothing was working. To have a hysterectomy. Every month with my heavy bleeding. I also used to walk the floors at night in my home with everything. As I was just not well. I am thankful for having the hysterectomy. So Tasha I think about what you wrote to your premenopause systems what you went through. How you use it to tell your story in today’s reading you wrote to do with finding Jesus in the crack’s on your feet. You tell all so well it spoke to me. My heart goes out to you away back then. You about say finding Jesus in the crack’s in your feet. That is a very good one. Did people realise how much Jesus did for them and the crack’s of love that would have been in his feet walking to go pray with them or help them in anyway he could have. Everything Jesus did when he walked on earth was done in love for people who needed his help. We look at what you said Tasha to do with disciples and Jesus. How many crack’s Jesus would have found on the disciples feet like his feet that would have been full of crack’s. Because Jesus went out of his way to help people he didn’t mind all these crack’s on his feet from all the walking he did to help people. As he was doing what he was doing for his Father and in love for people who needed him. Jesus had to teach the disciples how to be disciples for him in doing the work Jesus wanted them to do. That was loving and helping other less well of than them. No matter how many crack’s they go on their feet. Like Jesus wants us that are saved to be his disciples today in this broken down world with so many things going on in it. So many people sad and hurt for what ever reason. To be disciples today like in his day when he walked the earth. But Jesus had to teach the disciples when he walked earth how to be his disciples. Jesus wants to teach us today how to be his disciples today in this broken down world. By teaching us how to be loving people that reach out to those that are hurting or in other ways that need help and in everything showing them the love of Jesus when helping them. Saved or not saved. Even if we see someone we don’t know that needs help. Go show them God’s love by asking them can I help you or letting them know your praying for them. The more crack’s you get on your feet you can look at them say to yourself. Yes I have all these crack’s in my feet like Jesus had when on earth because I helping people less well of than me. That needs my help I am glad to help them. As I am doing it on to the Love of Jesus and the Love of them showing. All the crack’s on my feet show me this. That makes me think how many crack’s would Jesus had on his feet when he walked earth with all the people he helped and prayed with. I say alot more than I would ever have. As he never stop helping people and showing his Father’s love to them. Expect for resting when he needed it. It makes me thankful for all people like the Doctors and Nurses that walk miles in our Hospitals to help those not well from Babies Kids and Adults. Like they helped when I was not well back a few years ago. I have alot to thank them for. So they must have plenty of crack’s on there feet. Jesus used them to help me when not well all those years ago. I know Jesus was there with me through it all. As they walked alot to help me and others in Hospital. Oh what crack’s they would have. So I have alot to thank Jesus for. Today when I look back at it all. I am new person today. Love Dawn Ferguson-Little. Xx

    • Dawn, your kindness in this space is a balm. Thank you for sharing some of your heart, thoughts, and story with us here. I hope you know you are seen and loved, right now, and that the way you consider others and love others truly matters.

  5. I know well both the perimenopause alarm clock and the urge to control something, anything. Thank you for meeting us right there and pointing us to Jesus. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the cracked skin, metaphorically and also literally!, that I forget to look, to look to Him. Thank you for these words, friend.

  6. Thank you so much for this reminder. It hit me deeply. Sometimes I think it’s only me with feelings of fear, doubt, unworthiness, being good enough, worry and the list goes on.

    He’s leading me into a new season, wanting to reveal Himself to me on a different level. Feelings of inadequacy try to creep in and paralyze what He is wanting to accomplish in my life.

    Thank you for sharing and letting me know I am not the only one with these feelings. I know He is more than able to accomplish and finish’s what He has started in me.

    Yvonne

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