Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. Joshua 1:3 ESV Please indulge me as I dedicate this post to my dear friend, Domi, as she leaves for new adventures in London. Dominique means of the Lord, and this is a …
As I pondered this post and what I wanted to share about my journey into discovering what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person or HSP, I began feeling a bit self-centered. Fortunately, I had the greatest encouragement to shift my focus as our women’s Bible study decided to bring scriptures to pray over …
I thank you, God, for making me so mysteriously complex! Everything you do is marvelously breathtaking. It simply amazes me to think about it! How thoroughly you know me, Lord! Psalms 139:14 TPT One of the traits of being an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) is being sensitive to sounds and smells. This definitely applies to …
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As a young girl I plucked petals from a daisy to determine whether or not a boy liked me. Did you ever do that? Maybe this dates me. I don’t know if the game is still being played in this current generation, but this is the message we’ll ponder today. I promised to take you …
A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory. Proverbs 24:5-6 ESV Friday brought an aha moment. When I was talking about my writing struggles with my writer friend, Jill, she asked …
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:8-9 NLT I knew I shouldn’t have done it. I …
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, …
I was supposed to be on my way to retreat this weekend. Unfortunately, there was a forecast for snow in the mountain passes and everyone but me would have to drive through them. It was going to be about abiding and I was already feeling the Spirit’s tug toward writing my blog about that, but …
I have been feeling down on myself and lackluster. I want to attribute it to the season, my weight, or my pain flaring every time I try to do something. But, could it be more? The scripture that came to mind was Paul talking about not doing what he wants but what he hates (Romans …
Last year, for a myriad of reasons, I switched my main writing focus from writing my novel to writing my blog post twice a week. For the most part, I have enjoyed writing these posts, they are nice and short and come fairly easy for me. My friends and family give me positive feedback and …
The Far Reaches of Grace 