I get excited when I get confirmation for a blog post I’m thinking about during the week. This is one of those. We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in this way. Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is …
I really love to encourage people. I want to write encouraging words and I want to feel encouraged. Unfortunately my pain has increased and I’m living in the realm of the discouraged. If you’ve lived with chronic pain I’m sure you can relate. Today I thought I’d take a look at these two words and …
I sat at my desk thinking about the workshop I missed yesterday and whether I should take the time to listen to the replay. I thought about my copious notebooks filled with notes from all the online banquet of presentations and workshops I have listened to and participated in over the past several years. How …
I was singing along with some music in the shower when this idea came to me. I love to sing harmony. I’ve been asked to sing the lead or melody at times, but nothing fits me like finding the notes that blend and bring a fullness that a solo voice can’t. There was a time …
When I tune into God’s heart in prayer, he often uses pictures or words in my mind to illustrate a deeply layered message. Just like the adage: a picture is worth a thousand words, so these visions can convey more each time I contemplate it’s meaning. The vision I want to share was given during …
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the Father who is full of mercy and all comfort. He comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NCV) I’m reading a book …
Distraction. When I considered what to write today, I asked the Lord to show me what He was currently working on in my life. What am I going through that might shed some light for my readers? I had some thoughts that would’ve worked, but even now I can’t recall what they were. What I …
This is a picture of my brain. No… this is a picture of my thoughts. I have been hearing a lot of good messages. The issue is my past experience has created broken pathways between my head and my heart. What does that even mean? For me it means what I hear, what I learn, …
Today my spirit is vacillating between anticipation and anxiety, as I wait on some of my writing being critiqued and an online writers’ retreat today. My mind racing to the what ifs while excited for the what’s nexts. So what’s the difference? Anticipation is founded on hopeful expectations, whereas anxiety stems from fear (often expressed …
Struggling with my thoughts today - on my writing, my routine, and the magnitude of opportunities available to help me on this journey - the Spirit spoke the song lyrics: free your mind and the rest will follow. (En Vogue) Okay, God, what are you trying to tell me? You’ve heard the saying - you …
The Far Reaches of Grace 