Truth. Love. Joy.
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down” – Lily Tomlin We can GO. GO. GO. with out stopping to take a breath because life is full of expectations. From ourselves and others to DO. DO. DO. Life happens. From one day to the next. Life goes on. Even after hiccups, set-backs, and losses. Life begins with today
The spring of 2002 is not one I care to ever relive. As my wedding ring slipped from my finger, my hope, confidence and security obliterated. A single mom, there was one fear that plagued my mind… …what would happen to my kids if something happened to me? My ex-husband lived several states away. I
What if, you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? OUCH!! I stumbled across this message the other day and it stopped. me. in. my. tracks. Why? Because I had been having a pity-party. It wasn’t fun. really, it was NOT. There was no one at my “party” it was
“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” – Oswald Chambers My son lost his iPod last week. Actually, it had been gone a week longer but Sam kept it a secret, hoping to run across it. But he didn’t, and as he lay on the couch crying the truth
The holidays should bring us joy and reunions with friends and family. We should be able to approach them with expectation and anticipation. But some years we can’t. Some years, too much has changed from the way it was to fully embrace where we are. We have been blessed this year and we are looking
The darkest days of Fall, before the first day of Winter gives us a chance to reflect on being a L I G H T and connecting with our Higher Power, mine is God, to experience peace and joy in today. Daylight is a precious gift… …as is the moment. Each day before us provides
I think that it is fairly obvious from scripture that God has an intense and reckless love for children. “And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do
We shuffled down the stairs, still wiping the sleep from our eyes, only to fall into the warmth of the couch, snuggled under fleece blankets and tucking our toes in tight. Darkness still lingered in an early morning sky, and even with the heat switched on, the cold surrounded and invaded and pushed us back
“You will have no other gods before me. ” Exodus 20: 3 I wouldn’t think of it. I mean, how crazy were those Israelites to continue to disobey and construct idols to worship when the One and only Living God was leading them, listening to their cry, giving them instruction and provision and constantly demonstrating
You know what bugs me? Perfect moms. Perfect moms with perfect kids, in their perfect homes, and perfect husbands who dote on their perfect little family. They are always put together, dressed to the nines, with their hair perfectly colored and nails manicured. Their houses are spotless, and they somehow seem to flow through life