I found myself sitting on the patio of our rental house in tears the 4th of July weekend. Why? Because our son Jeffrey had changed his mind and decided he didn’t want to come see us, after all. We’ve only seen him once since we moved here to Arizona in January, and I was so … More Hope For My Hurting Heart
Wow, that’s a mouthful, isn’t it? Ambassadorship. But such an interesting word! A few years back I was at a prayer meeting, and one gal said that she had a word from God that she felt she needed to share. Now let me just go on record that when I hear that phrase, sometimes I … More Ambassadorship
Do you sometimes have a hard time hearing from God? You mean well as you go to sit before Him, but then your mind starts running away in a different direction! It’s hard at times, isn’t it? Which is why sometimes you need to get away from all your familiar surroundings so you can just … More Speak To Me, Lord
Two tough things: Being still; and knowing – I mean really knowing – a person. First off, being still. I love to have just quiet sometimes. By quiet I mean no TV, no music, just quiet. Even when I was younger and still in school (yes, that was a long time ago), I couldn’t have … More Be Still … And Know
Do you have a hard time hearing God’s voice? You know oftentimes I “think” I’m doing just what God wants me to do. However when I remove myself from familiar surroundings and just sit and be still before Him without glancing at my watch and thinking about how I “can only spend about 15 minutes … More The Majestic Awesomeness of God
Writing this post is hard for me. It’s hard for me because I can almost see some people rolling their eyes. Why do I say this? Because I have seen it often in the past, even from some dear Christian friends. As a matter of fact, I’ve witnessed it so often that I find myself … More Pulling Up My Faith Boot-Straps and Stepping Out
When you lose a loved one, I think everyone would agree that it’s after the “busyness” of the memorial service – and after all the friends stop coming by on a daily basis – that the real pain starts to arrive. Because now you have to go back to living your life, you have to … More But Then Real Life Sets In…
