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Faith, Trust, and Strategy
This month I will be opening up about who I am, why I write, what I write, and the struggles I and my characters face. I grew up in a card playing family. Some of my fondest memories of my parents are of us sitting around their kitchen table with my kids playing ponytail canasta …
Thankfulness Recalls Trust
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is …
Having a Guarded Heart
Heartbreaks and heartaches. These are some of the deepest wounds we deal with. When my own heart was under attack the Holy Spirit told me to guard my heart. My heart wants to go back to the wound and find a solution but my mind can’t find the way. I need this discovery for my …
You Want a Piece of Me?
This quote is not what I would have expected to hear from God this morning. I’m sure it isn’t what you would expect me to write about, either. But I understand it and I will explain. I’ve been depressed and in more pain than usual and was struggling with the notion of writing an encouraging …
Do You Need Perfect Peace?
I had a conversation with Holy Spirit the other day, and though I don’t remember the exact words He spoke, I do remember the scripture. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!Isaiah 26:3 NLT He brought up the fact that my thoughts had been …
Exchanging Fear for Confidence
The prayer in my reading today was very timely. This week I leave for the Realm Makers Conference in St. Louis, and the panic is starting to set in. The Bible plan I’m reading is about trusting God and today was about how Moses felt insufficient. God asked him, “What is in your hand?” The …
Standing Firm
You may recognize this photo from last weeks post, the only difference is the title. I found I wasn’t ready to move on from this topic and I missed linking a wonderful song we sing at church that shares this message. Please take a moment to listen to Cody Carnes Firm Foundation (He Won’t). His …
Reaching Goals: When I’ve Already Failed in My Mind
If you read my last post you know I’m not in a good place right now. Then to top it off, I came down with a cold. Welcome to my pity party. Lol! But time waits for no one. Back in January, I signed up for a pitch appointment at a writers conference in mid …
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Do I Doubt?
Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better than others. I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your complex mysteries and wonders— that I’m not yet ready to understand. I am humbled and quieted in your presence. Like a contented child who rests on its …