January 22, 2026
Well, this week I have been incredibly BUSY! Which is the reason it has taken me so long this week to make a post. That’s the one thing about staying at home now that I haven’t quite got used to. I am a structured person- I need directions, guidelines, and a plan! I’m working out my plan, of course, for days at home – getting my daughter to and from school, grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking, and the most important thing of all, time with God! So, I will admit, I have slacked on my time with God lately as I’m trying to make sure everything else gets done, and for that I felt very ashamed and that I was failing Jesus as one of his disciples. But of course, I got a couple of God winks to let me know I was doing okay!
`So, it snowed in Georgia last week. Sunday to be exact, and if you are from the south, you know pretty much everything shuts down if we have a little bit of winter weather – no school, no work (mostly), no driving unless absolutely necessary (our vehicles just aren’t made for that kind of weather!). Point being, church was called off Sunday for safety precautions for all attendees. Well, I felt completely lost – I need my Sunday sermon! So, since I was hunkered down in the house with my daughter (my husband works in law enforcement, so no snow day for him), I enjoyed God’s beautiful snow and wrapped me and my daughter up in warm clothes and enjoyed being outside until we couldn’t handle the cold anymore.
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Then we are inside for the rest of the day, so why not have my own church session? But here’s the thing – I have a whole tub full of devotions! Where do I even begin? Then it hits me, I’ve been wanting to watch The Chosen and haven’t had time to do it, so that’s what I did. OMG. This series is so awesome! I binge watched season 1, and since then, reached season 2, episode 6. The first time I watched it, I was already so moved by the scene of the woman at the well. I’m an emotional person anyway, but it had me all in my feels. Since I have watched a lot more since then, I’ll share what I’ve taken from the series so far. I really love that now as I do bible study, I can connect names with faces. I know it’s just actors, but the series seems to have portrayed each disciple so well with the actor chosen and I love how I can think of a person when I’m studying about the actions of a certain disciple. It also allowed me to learn things I did not grasp from reading the bible. For example, I know the bible says how Jesus had followers, etc., but I assumed it just meant they followed his ways – believed in him, not that they actually followed him. But they did! Many may have already knew that but that was an “ah-hah!” moment for me, personally. I also did not realize that Mary Magdalene followed Jesus, along with the other disciples, and other women joined their husbands in the following.
In episode 6 of season 2, Mary actually falls away from all the disciples and reverts back to sin – gambling and drinking. The disciples came and found her, but she was so ashamed of herself, that she was scared to talk to Jesus again and felt unworthy. However, when she finally talked to Jesus, he told her he loved her still and she was forgiven (tearjerker if you’re emotional like me) as she repented for her sin. If you’re wondering, like I was, this part of the story is not in the bible that I can find, but I believe the makers of The Chosen added it in there to show viewers just how amazing the Lord is! Jesus (on the show) told Mary Magdalene, “I just want your heart”. No matter what we do in this life, if we go back to former sin, or find new ways to sin – Jesus will forgive us! All we need to do is come to the father and repent – the door is always open; we just have to accept the invitation! He literally only wants our heart. Ironically, I watched this episode on the day I was beating myself up about not being consistent with my devotions, etc., and it was like God telling me, I know you aren’t perfect, but I love you anyway! It was the perfect “God Wink” to get me back on my feet. I’m not sure when I will post again, I am going to attempt to do at least one a week and eventually grow to every day. Stay with me! I’m working on other stuff too, so stay tuned 🙂
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Emily, this is a beautiful reminder of the 1st commandment. To love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength!