Financial Heart Surgery

One of the goals I have had for many years is to be debt free. It is one of the areas where I have had more steps backward than forward. I was so frustrated by this! […]

Strength in Our Weaknesses

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may […]

No Pain … No Gain

For the last few weeks I’ve been undergoing a series of painful injections in my knees as part of a treatment plan for Osteoarthritis. Each week as the day of my appointment approaches, I feel […]

Refreshing

Weeks of rain this winter has refreshed the Arizona desert and the beauty of the wildflowers scatter the mountain trails. As an avid hiker it’s amazing to see the changes in the landscape with just […]

Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your […]

There may be sorrow now, but eternal Joy will one day come.

It seems like almost everyone I know is going through pain.  Sick family members, operations, a death in the family, my parents in Missouri have had no heat for too long during recent ice storms.  As […]

We All Die

We All Die. It’s true. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will […]

Divine Appointments

Isn’t amazing how God orchestrates the perfect people to be placed in our path for various reasons? Yesterday I was reminded of this when my daughter’s teacher asked me if my daughter spoke a different […]

2017 – Live it with purpose!

January…the closing out of the old and the beginning of the new. The putting away of the Christmas decorations brings a bit of sadness but with the ringing in of the New Year comes anticipation […]

Time for Everything?

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The greatest commodity we have at our fingertips is time. Everyone has the same amount of time to use […]