One of my favorite scriptures in the bible is Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he […]
THANKS (Be to God) GIVING
What if you woke up TODAY with only the things you thanked God for YESTERDAY? November. Ahhh … the month of being thankful and … well – Thanksgiving. It’s tempting this time of year to […]
To Thine Own Self Be True
We are called to be authentic people- authentic in our relationships and true to ourselves. “By honoring and respecting ourselves we will be true to those around us, even if we displease them.” –Melody Beattie […]
Don’t Quit Soldier!
II Timothy 2:3 (NAS) Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. We are soldiers of Jesus Christ. (Have you ever thought about that?) Everyone has hardships. Soldiers take some hard knocks. […]
Hitting Pause
Like so many first-year teachers, I went into my classroom and was not nearly as prepared as I thought I was. The first month or so seemed to be okay, but things started slowly falling […]
…even as the rest
“Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh indulging in the desires of the flesh of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But […]
When Homelessness Hits Home
I’m not ready for that, I thought, in response to our guest speaker from Vineyard San Diego, who spoke last weekend of bringing homeless people into her home to eat and have a place […]
It’s In The Waiting
“Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;” Acts 1:4 NASB I confess I am not […]
Where Am I?
It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. […]
The Sky’s The Limit
I’ve instigated some significant changes in my life over the last few months. A new job, a new relationship, a new home purchase and even some healthier lifestyle choices, hoping that my life would take […]