Most weeks if I haven’t had an idea for my blog by Sunday, I’ll find my inspiration at church. But sometimes the Holy Spirit waits until I’m empty before he speaks. Today my attention was directed to this verse. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. …
You’ve guessed it. I’m feeling the pressure today. Why? I’m guessing it’s because I’m a dreamer. I love to imagine all the things I could do and I add things every time something sparks my interest. Marketing gurus target people like me with enticing offers to get me to sign up now. I think someone …
Are you a To Do List person? Do you like making a list and checking things off? I usually turn to lists when I’ve been sitting around for a week and finally berate myself into accomplishing something. But where do our lists come from? Are the items on your To Do List merely household chores? …
You are not enough. This thought surprised me. After all, isn’t it the social trend to teach us we are enough? But when the Holy Spirit suggested I take a look at these opposite concepts, I was amazed. The first thing I felt was peace in knowing I am not enough. Why? Because in knowing …
What are you waiting for? We wait for so many things, from waiting for the checker to finish with the person in front of us, to waiting for a solution that will take away our pain. (Man, I really had trouble not listing all the things for which we wait.) The minor things can cause …
It’s so easy for me to go straight to an expert, a resource, or even a friend when I’m seeking advice. Isn’t that what we are taught? Seeking comfort we go to our mom, seeking education we go to school, seeking healing we go to a doctor, raising kids or losing weight we read a …
And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace.James 1:5 (TPT) Anyone out there ever been made to feel foolish? Have you …
An email, an opportunity, another course, another offer… how do you make your way? How does one decide? I love idioms. They challenge me to look deeper into what truth they present. Can one idiom explain another? How about, “the devil is in the details”? As a writer learning my craft I see how both …
A Little Bit of Heaven on Earth As I began to put my thoughts together, very appropriately for my topic today, Jeremy Camp comes on singing his song, Keep Me In The Moment. My husband and I are in the process of purchasing this property, pictured above. We are talking with a builder and trying …
These past few months I have begun to wonder if I may have some undiagnosed bipolar symptoms. My emotions seem to be on a grand roller coaster ride. One day I am feeling on top of the world, ready to take on any challenge; and the next feeling totally defeated and worthless, looking for a …
The Far Reaches of Grace 