Love ALWAYS

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

(If you received this post via email, be sure to click here to watch the video.) This is week 4 — the final week of unpacking 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — here we are with verse 7… “L O V E –> always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” SERIOUSLY?!?!  A L W A Y S

Walk with Me

Walk with Me

Lately, I have seen and heard multiple conversations about mentoring, either in blog posts or in conversation. Now, not everyone calls it that. It depends on your age, your background, and your current circles. Sometimes, the mentor is referred to as a role model, a friend, or a coach. Sometimes it is a cry for

Happiness is a By-Product

Happiness Quote

This quote has been a sort of a “mantra” for me over the last few years. If you get to know me even a little bit, you know that one of my chief goals in life is to enjoy every single moment to the best of my ability. I long to find the marvelous in

HALT

halt

HALT = Hungry — Angry — Lonely — Tired When I am feeling irritable, as I do right now, I think of the above analogy a friend shared with me.  When even one of these feelings is out-of-balance… …I feel vulnerable. Balance is difficult, especially for me right now; as a single mom of three,

Are You a Fan or a Follower?

followers

In the few moments I had between Kid’s Praise and busy kids, I heard an interview on Christian radio that really caught my attention. Kyle Idleman, teaching minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky was being interviewed about the question: Are you a fan or a follower of Jesus Christ? Maybe it’s because “Tebow

Thorns Have Roses

Roses and Thorns

I literally have notebooks full of quotes, and verses. Hand written and kept for reading through. I use them for inspiration, for ideas and to help me understand how other people thought. Some are funny, some are inspiring and some require a lot of thought. This quote by Alphonse Kerr is one of my all

No Shortcuts

Shortcuts

This quote is a recent favorite for me. As the shortcuts, immediacy and urgency increase in our “microwave society” the less and less we seem to enjoy and welcome the present, the more and more we seem to value immediate gratification – instant businesses, instant wealth, instant happiness, instant friendships… …instant being, growth and awakening.

Easy Button

Easy Button - Staples

(If you received this post via email, be sure to click here to watch the video.) Each week I have a standing appointment with my friend, accountability partner, encourager, cheerleader — while we were talking and sharing “life” with each other we started to giggle…looking for our EASY BUTTON for life!  Wouldn’t it be nice

Speed Bump

Speed Bump

“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

Women of God: Harlots, Tricksters, Judges and Queens

Women of God

Why are stories about women given to us in the Bible? The Need for Rescue Adam and Eve were created in the image of God, whole and intact but they went against God’s orders and sin entered the world. What happened to them? Did they become completely evil through and through?  No, but every part