From the book Indestructible by Blake Healy, these sentences really grabbed my attention: "The enemy is fighting to get you to see things his way becausea simple act can release a massive amount of God's goodness,leaving a mark that can last for generations." Satan does not want us to realize the power that is ours… Continue reading Focus on His Light
I published this post a year ago! I was scanning through some of my older posts, and decided to post this again. Because last week I had the most awful case of loneliness I've had in a long time. It was good to reread this as a reminder. Maybe some of you are experiencing loneliness… Continue reading Lean On Me Cuz It’s Lonely Up In Here
Tell your story! Seriously, once you share the hard stuff, several things happen:* it's not as devastating because it's no longer hidden* you actually "hear" it as told to someone else and often make more sense of it* your story helps someone* you take away the paralyzing power of what happened to you,… Continue reading Tell Your Story!
From the book Indestructible by Blake Healy, these sentences really grabbed my attention: "The enemy is fighting to get you to see things his way because a simple act can release a massive amount of God's goodness, leaving a mark that can last for generations." Satan does not want us to realize the… Continue reading Focus On The Light
Have you ever shouted for sheer joy in church?Celebrated God?Burst with thankfulness? If not, we should. He is worthy of more celebration than a touchdown by your favorite team. It's no shock that I can get a bit loud in church-lol. I just can't contain my joy in who God is and what He has… Continue reading Come Sing For JOY!
Gustave Flaubert said, The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. I have found this to be quite true! In the early nineties I experienced one of the hardest periods of my life. During this time I wrote so much that my hand stayed in a perpetual cramp (no laptops… Continue reading Why Write?
We are like this flower.... FULL of promise, potential, and profusion! God created us to bloom! To be full of life and color. To spread His joy, love, and kindness. Right where you are, right now. Don't wait for everything to be perfect. You have a light in you! See how gorgeous this flower is?… Continue reading Promise…Potential…Profusion!
I wanted to tell you that I appreciate you. Is it weird that I think about my readers during the day? Perhaps that's what bloggers do. I wouldn't know, I'm still relatively new at this and haven't talked to other bloggers. I have been wondering....how are you? No, I mean really. Not what you think… Continue reading Grandmama’s Quilt
Ok, truth; how many of y'all just get stinkin' lonely right now? Let me see your hands! Yep, and it's one of those emotions that we hide, perhaps afraid if we admit it, there will be a landslide of others to follow. And well they may! But here's the deal, once we admit that we… Continue reading Lean On Me Cuz It’s Lonely Up In Here
Fear divides us. And I know that there are so many things that cause fear right now. I’m not down-playing the dire situation our world is in. But honestly, how does it help us to bash people, to write ugly comments about our leaders, to become hateful about certain people? Y’all, our strongest weapon is… Continue reading Quit Yer Yappin’ And Pray!
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