Vineyard Women

I’ve been thinking a lot about the father in the story of the prodigal son found in the gospel of Luke chapter 15. I’ve been thinking about this man’s faith, the kind of faith that […]

Oh Lord give me a heart that burns for you!  This has been a line in my prayers many times in the last 10 years.  A heart that burns for Jesus and is 100% surrendered […]

This time of year is a good time for self-reflection.  I tend to think back on the past year, as well as what may lie ahead in the new one to come. I’ve been reading […]

Too Much to Do!  Does anyone else feel it?  The pressure of this season?!  I do.  I don’t know how to get it all done and I find myself too often in a hurry, trying […]

One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the Salvation Army bell-ringers! I love the sound of hope the bells sing. I remember giving our kids money on the way into the store […]

Don’t forget to simplify this Christmas! This is a crazy season and like most people, I have a difficult time not getting caught up in it. I’m trying to remind myself to slow down, relax and […]

As someone with a weak stomach for gory scenes and scary tales, I usually try to avoid graphic sci-fi and horror films. However, this fall there was no escaping from creepy, crawly, dark, hideous monsters […]

“Life is lived forward but understood backward.”  Soren Kierkegaard  Christ rose after He was crucified.  Life in heaven happens after a sometimes debilitating disease here on earth. Jesus is the Lord of Glory. It is […]

It’s a marathon, not a sprint.  I tell myself this sometimes when I feel frustrated with life.  Life is hard.  The Christian life was not meant to be easy, either. Sometimes I get frustrated that […]