Are you feeling like life is impossible? Maybe you are in a place where you feel like success is drifting further and further away, and you are stuck out on the crashing waves. Has God given you an assignment that... Continue reading →
hope
Maybe you woke up to a crisis this morning. Maybe you didn’t sleep well, and you are dreading the day ahead. Perhaps you are facing illness or death in your family, or suffering through grief. Perhaps you are dreading your... Continue reading →
Just Be Held
I heard these words to a favorite song today as I was hurrying from one place to another, using my lunchtime for errands instead of eating: The world’s not falling apart, it’s falling into place. I’m on the throne, stop... Continue reading →
Do You See?
Do you see me? I’m the lady at the red light who is dabbing her eyes with a napkin. No, I don’t have allergies or a cold. Did you ever consider that those are tears I am wiping away? Perhaps... Continue reading →
PEACE
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. ( 1 Peter 5:7) Life can throw curve balls at us that we never expected…loss, pain, hardship, uncertainty. What we do with these is a choice we each must... Continue reading →
HOPE
The thought, the message, the word of this first week of Advent…Hope. As I focus on that word, as I ponder its meaning, The Lord gives me time to reflect on what Hope means in my life. Rejoice in hope,... Continue reading →
Joy Trumps Sorrow
I said goodbye today….to one of the greatest men I ever knew. He was a man who loved me as his own since I was fifteen years old. He taught me much, laughed with me often, and cried with me... Continue reading →
Looking for a Fill Up
I have been reading Jennie Allen’s newest book PROVEN. It has got me to thinking about what really fills me, what makes me feel value and self-worth. Like many who might read this, I have struggled at times with feelings... Continue reading →
Loved Through the Loss
Loss is difficult. It hits us right at the center of who we are. It consumes our thoughts and governs the status of our hearts. Grief leaves us isolated, caught up in our sorrow and unable to break free.... Continue reading →
Step Up
Are you caught in a struggle? Is life making you weary? Are you frustrated, tired, or confused? Satan wants nothing more than to use these situations and emotions to cause you to give up…to give up on your hopes, your... Continue reading →