“Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4 NIV). That’s one of my favorite verses ever! But for me, I realize that my heart’s desire has definitely changed over the years – because I finally started to really understand what the verse was talking about. From … More My Ever-Changing Heart’s Desire
I just love how the Lord decides to use people to speak to us at the most unexpected moments! One time this happened started as just a normal Sunday, except for the fact that I was attending church on my own that morning as my husband was out of town. I decided that day I … More The God Of The Impossible
I still remember about 2 years ago when my husband and I stepped down from a great ministry at church. It was hard because we so enjoyed the people we were serving with, but it was time. I had also just finished my first book and was trying to figure out what to do with … More The Fuzzy Brain Syndrome
The day of this posting is the day we celebrate as Easter or Resurrection Sunday. And, as I was praying and contemplating about what to write, I came across Ephesians 1:19. Here’s how it is quoted in The Message: “[O]h, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him…” [emphasis mine]. I know that … More Extravagance Intensified
You’ve probably heard more than once: “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This was first quoted by a philosopher named George Santayana, who I’d never even heard of until I googled the phrase one day. Let me go on record here saying that I always hated history when I was … More Remember!
Heard of Patsy Clairmont? Years ago I attended a Women of Faith conference, and I remember she had attached together a long string of rubberbands. And, as I was drafting this post, thinking back to that strand of rubberbands reminded me of how God likes to stretch us sometimes. He’s been doing that with me, lately. … More Leaving Behind Loner-Ville
When I first started this post I had just gotten home from the memorial service of a beautiful vibrant lady, who loved Jesus and loved serving others. She’d been struggling for over 5 years with various forms of cancer. No treatment seemed to work for more than short periods at a time. She left such … More The Midnight Cry
With technology expanding so rapidly, people-pictures are available to us at all hours of the day – sometimes more than we want them to be! But have you ever really stared at someone’s face in a picture (particularly at their eyes) and felt like you were seeing a glimpse of Jesus? My husband and I … More Looking God In The Face
Years ago I came to know a wonderful woman named Verna Birkey, who became an adopted mother to many of us at our church. She was funny, intelligent and didn’t hesitate to let you know if you were heading in the wrong direction! One day she gave me a copy of her book God’s Promises … More God’s Infinite Wisdom vs. My Puny Brain
The rock in the picture below sits on my desk. It has printed on it Psalm 18:2, and was given to me about 10 years ago from a gal that was in my Bible study group. She had no idea at the time how much I really needed that word of encouragement. I had been … More Stand Firm & Give Fully
The God Of All Comfort 