Feb 25
Over at NAF today, I am talking about distractions. As a writer, I am all too familiar with distractions and their ability to make me completely unproductive. But the truth applies to all areas of my life–including exploring God’s word for me this year. I was very excited when I realized God’s word for me …
Jan 28
About a month ago, I revealed that God’s word for me for 2013 is PRAYER. And then I promised to take you on the journey of discovery with me. Well, I’m excited to kick off that journey with our very own miracle. Let me catch you up: We have been living with my mother-in-law for …
Jan 01
As most people do, I am in a time of reflection on the events and experiences of the last year–the good and the bad. I have done a lot of growing over the last year. I don’t think I really accomplished many of the goals I had for myself, but I still grew and adapted …
Mar 11
The last few Sundays, the pastor at the church I recently started attending has been doing a sermon series entitled, “Rooted”. He’s talked about being rooted in the house (God’s house), being rooted in the word (God’s word), and being rooted in faith. This has got me thinking a lot about roots in our lives–emotional, …
Jan 22
We’re on our fourth week of the new year, life is settling back into routine. And with routine comes the time when old habits resurface and new habits fizzle. If one of your resolutions/goals is something long term (like eating healthy or walking four days a week), I have just the recipe to put a …
Jan 08
Most of us know the difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is fleeting, it’s a temporary feeling lost in a moment, easily overtaken by the next turn of events. Ah, but joy…joy is a state of mind, or rather a state of the heart. Joy accepts the twists and turns of life and chooses to …
Nov 10
As you all can tell, today is 11/11/11…and what better reason to recount a Top 11! I thought about doing the Top 11 Gifts to get me for Christmas, but well, that didn’t seem quite right. *mischievious grin* So, instead, I thought I would share my Top 11 Reasons I am Thankful! 1. I am …
Oct 20
The first part of John 10:10 says, “The thief comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy…” We know that the “thief” (Satan and the like) has many ploys, diverse plans, and he KNOWS mankind. He knows our weaknesses and is not afraid to expoit them to his benefit. There are several treasures that come …
Jul 19
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have …
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