I have always had one word that helps me focus on what God wants me to be intentional about for the year. And at the end of each year I sit down with a cup of coffee and review what I have learned over the past 12 months. I try to identify 3...
Read moreIt’s Time…
I know and have known since I was a young girl that God had a plan for me. It was the “what” that has had me stooped for, well all my life. I have been searching in so many places and ways for many years. Asking God to show me. I see...
Read moreWe all need friends…
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” ~Mark 12:30-31 In a time...
Read moreThe three S’s that changed my life’s daily strategy…
“Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” ~ 1John 2:6 So much is happening, and it is beautiful! Our lives are being transformed. For so long I battled evil, (not saying that I don’t still, I do) at work, with friends, at home and...
Read moreA Day out with Dad (God)
She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work...
Read moreIt can wait until tomorrow…or can it?
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses since He had the same temptations we do, though He never once gave way to them and sinned. So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive His mercy and to find grace...
Read moreIt’s my calling and I’ll cry if I want to…
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters ~Colossians 3:23 What do you do when you feel that inner passion to do something but you are scared or not sure, or think it’s just you distracting...
Read moreMy Big Fat Awesome Family
Long, long ago he decided to adopt his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved son. ~Ephesians 1:5 I was not brought up...
Read moreAn 8 Year Old moment of truth
“A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump: a God shaped life is a flourishing tree.” ~Proverbs 11:28 When we focus our attention on loving others, loving our Lord and building a faith foundational life, we and those around us...
Read moreDuck Fried Rice
But if someone doesn’t provide for their own family, and especially for a member of their household, they have denied the faith. They are worse than those who have no faith. 1 Timothy 5:8 (CEB) Family is one of the very best and most important...
Read moreA Better Backpack
“Throw off anything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.” Hebrews 12:1 God wants us to be happy and at peace. To be free of sins and to surround ourselves with goodness. When I was a little girl, we moved a lot and many of our...
Read moreRooted in Trust
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Learning to trust God more deeply empowers us to view every event as an opportunity...
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