When Judgement is Cast Upon You
If we rejoice in others sufferings more than we rejoice in their successes, we should examine our hearts. This Tuesday, I wrote about a tremendously hard moment in my life— when I had a precipitous...
View ArticleOpening Up to Others
I remember when I sat at a coffee table with a new friend. As I sipped a warm latte, I wanted to encourage her, like I do with most people, yet I couldn’t… There was a huge block: I felt jealous of the...
View ArticleStir it Up!
If you don’t stir the pot while something is cooking, it sticks to the bottom of the pan. Before you know it, you have clumpy mess that will not move. And, that is hard to clean up. I, in the past, got...
View ArticleYour Good Father
The woman, sitting with me at the conference table, did an extraordinary thing… It all started with my saying, “I love your bible.” On the spine, I noticed the words “Amplified version” printed. I love...
View ArticlePursued with Love
When I was a little girl I loved the story of Cinderella. She was the most unlikely candidate, yet chosen. She was raised from a low-standing to a royal position. She was pursued by one and she found...
View ArticleDon’t Lose Hope
This is a funny story. A turtle showed up on my doorstep. Can I tell you all? He was the cutest turtle. His back had all these fun little stripes and lines and I just loved the little fellow the second...
View ArticleDefeat the Enemy
Sneaky devil! I found myself thinking that phrase in my mind this morning, as I made coffee. I am not sure where it came from, other than the fact that a day ago I was standing strong with Christ, yet,...
View ArticlePeace, Be Still
More than anything else I think, today, we need peace. Many of us are beyond concerned. Everyone had an opinion online. The TV is telling us this or that. We wonder where things are headed? More than...
View Article1 Tip to Combat Stress & Maintain Peace
Not knowing is hard… I spent Tuesday night glued to the TV, yet now, not knowing which way our country is going — feels unnerving. Will we be okay? What is going to happen? How will this all work out?...
View ArticleThings are Not What They Seem.
Things are not what they seem. It’s like walking at night. You think you see a person, but it is only a shadow. In the light, you can see how the darkness fooled you. There is more than meets the eye....
View ArticleA Spiritual Secret Weapon
There is one spiritual weapon many of us forget about. We don’t think to use it, to leverage it. It’s too bad, because this weapon keeps us strong. It prevents us from getting battle-weary and...
View ArticleDon’t Give up in Prayer
What do you do when you don’t see results? If you try a craft and it becomes a hot-glue gun mess, do you keep going? If you phone someone and won’t pick up when you call, do you keep calling? If you...
View ArticleWait for It
This morning my husband laughed when he looked in his coffee cup. I had no idea why… A little before the laughing, I had asked him, “Do you want cream?” He said, “Yes.” So, while he was looking away, I...
View ArticleWhen Dealing with Repeated Mistakes
“Mom, you have to come!” The face on my 7 year-old, with her head jutting through my bedroom door, said it all… There was an issue. Oh no…what happened? Once I got to the living room, I knew: Bright...
View ArticleBeing Friend’s with Jesus
Have you ever been with a friend who constantly looks at their phone when they’re with you? My pet peeve is when I meet someone for coffee and they keep looking at their phone. I can’t help but...
View ArticleThings are Not What They Seem
Throwing caution to the wind, our family decided to go to an amusement park this past weekend. As we headed in, they did a temperature check. All good. The lines were long, on some of the rides. As I...
View ArticleThe Gift We All Want This Season
“You are not listening. You don’t understand what I am saying.” In some ways, the people who have said these very words to me — are right. Many times I don’t listen. Instead, I am thinking about what I...
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How to Breakthrough in 2021: Special Invite
Let me start off by saying…I’m starting something new (scroll down to the bottom if you have to know before I tell my story!). There’s nothing I love more than to see God work in my devotional emails....
View ArticleMy Sideways Christmas Tree
My Christmas tree is sideways. Kind of. Well, not really…but it’s seriously slanted. After my son and husband spent all that time hooking the thing up to the top of the car and carrying it in the...
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When it’s Hard to Receive
I don’t deserve this. That’s what I thought when I drove away. Before I left the property, a man with a long white beard, loaded up not one, but two bikes into the back of my car. One was hot-red. The...
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