By Faith!

While reading my devotional this morning in Exodus I see God’s guidance in my life in such a similar way. I came out of Egypt – out of sin and slavery – but my journey […]

Heaven’s Way

Heaven’s Way Every new year I ask God to give me a word to live by.  Some years, He’s whispered “trust”; others, He’s commanded “courage” or has rallied “diligence”.  Last year, He told me to […]

What is in your hand?

Life is filled with “Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda” moments. It’s those moments that leave us with regret. The years we chose to be lazy rather than digging deep and working hard at something. The words we […]

God’s Word

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. -Psalm 18:30      Having known His mercy towards all […]

Go the Distance!

The true test of endurance does not come when we are comfortably sitting on the Lazy Boy without a worry in the world. No, the test comes when we are faced with what seems impossible; […]

Just Smile

In our small group, we are reading a book, “The Power of a Positive Mom,” by Carol Ladd, which I highly recommend to any and all mothers no matter the age of your children. In […]

Experience

Today while hiking I overheard a conversation taking place in front of me that was difficult to miss.  It was a teenager arguing with her mother who was encouraging her to try healthy new experiences; […]

Be Quiet and Wait

All of us have lived long enough to know what a broken heart feels like; we understand the feeling when disappoint pounds loudly on our door;  we realize the great sorrow it is to say […]

Choose well

I recently had a conversation with a young Christian woman. She was beautiful in appearance, extremely intelligent and capable; however, the more we conversed, the more I realized there was a huge problem. Her life […]

That was easy.

That was (not) easy.  I have a button on my desk, which if you press, says, “That was easy.” I wish I could say life was easy, but most of us cannot say that. Even […]