Matthew 24:42-44 “Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” #endoftime #jesusiscoming #beprepared #liveofftheland #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #backtotheroots #eden #porchtalk | Kayla Gabbard

I had just closed on the beach house for 3 days when my sister called straight up: “in 3 hours, 22 people are coming—clear the rooms, cook, we’re staying 2 weeks!”… i didn’t cry, i didn’t argue… i just calmly did one thing that shocked everyone… I HAD ONLY BEEN IN MY BEACH HOUSE FOR 3 DAYS. I was still breathing in that fresh-paint smell in the hallway, making my first cup of coffee, watching the tide roll in like a promise: “From now on, this is mine.” Three days—just long enough for my heart t