(My two youngest sons… brothers) “What color is your skin?” I asked Elijah one evening before bed. He squealed with excitement, did one somersault, plopped into bed and held out his arms. It had been a long day of discipline and correction and I longed to connect with his heart. “Brown,” he replied with a […]
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Have you ever been in a conversation and everything had been going smoothly until the other person said something that hit a nerve-the wrong nerve? Instead of being quite you spat some ugly words out. Then justified them, after all you were speaking truth. Knowing full well that you just revealed a part of
How to Choose Your Words Wisely When You Are a Volcano About to Erupt. Read More »
“Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bound servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 AMP I love what a friend said recently, “I do not try and win the approval of people
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“The big problem is not whether the Bible is true. The big problem is whether it is true in you.” A.W. Tozer I sat on the screened in porch of our three- bedroom ranch, staring at my Bible, questioning, for the first time, was this whole Christian/Bible thing really working for me. Sure, I believed
The Day I was Adopted! Read More »
As a mom you know the scene very well. You creep out, in the stillness of the early morning, hoping and praying no one hears you, or wakes from their beds. You long so desperately to spend a few minutes in silence, with a cup of hot coffee and Jesus. The day before had been
Crucify Guilt and Eat When You are Hungry! Read More »
I sat staring at the small piece of paper I had just written the word “insecurity” on. Fighting back the tears, knowing the Lord was asking me to release more. Was He going to ask me to surrender my dream, the very dream He gave me? Fear began to grip my heart, but at the
What Happens When You Let Go, and Let God. My Balloon Release!! Read More »
Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation where all you could do was wait on God to move? We have been having difficulty with one of our children. We have four of them, so all of them behaving on the same day is unlikely. When difficult situations arise I tend to pick up
What to Do When You Have Done Everything You Know to Do. Read More »
I’ve collapsed into bed many nights wondering if anything I did mattered. I felt over worked and under paid. Being a mom of 4 kids doesn’t really have the best incentive plan. I was not receiving bonuses because I did an extra great job that day. I didn’t hear a co-worker say, “Great job on
Do you see me? Do you know me? Read More »
“You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.”-Unknown I sat holding back the tears while emotions just washed over me, listening intently to a young women pour out her heart. With her head hung low she could barely utter the words, afraid that judgement would come. Afraid that her sin in
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I failed today… big time. Just put a big F on my forehead. Just hours earlier, in my quiet time I had promised the Lord I would not yell at the children again. However, here I was yelling at the children. I felt like a failure, like I had let God down in some way.
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