Get Ready and Pray!

I learned one of my favorite sayings in my early 20’s while defending a point of view when my friend and mentor said, “Opinions are like armpits, we all have them and they all stink!” […]

This Beautiful Day

Thank you Lord for this day. Thank you Lord for joy, laughter, silliness and release this day. Thank you Lord for mercy, healing, breath and dreams this day. Thank you Lord for grace, insight, kindness […]

Full TILT – What Ifs

Last month I watched a church service from New Mexico that was streamed live from a local park as they celebrated July 4th. The service was inspirational, patriotic and offered an altar call at the […]

God Knows

God is in the long and short stories of our lives and God is in the details of everything. Recently I heard a teaching by Laurie Short titled, “More is Happening than You See”. I […]

An Easter Decision

For many people Easter Sunday is all about the pastel bunny rabbit and cute yellow baby chicks, the delicious chocolate treats and jelly beans in a basket, floral dresses and adorable children dressed up looking […]

“I Hate Death”

If you’ve ever lost a family pet,  you understand. It’s awful. It began an ordinary Tuesday morning with me picking up my grandson at my daughter’s house. Their dog Hunter, a sweet year and a […]

Let

Together our church has been diving into the 40 Days in the Word campaign. During the very first video, Rick Warren discussed the small but powerful word “LET” and since then I have been deeply […]

Moving Forward

January 7, 2021 my life changed forever. It was the day my only sibling, my sister Rosanne, lost her fight against COVID-19. Rosanne was my best friend, my confidant and my hero. Our family’s grief […]

Prince of Peace

Shalom friends! Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. In the book of Isaiah Jesus is called the Prince of Peace or the Prince of Shalom”. The word Shalom means to be in a state […]

Gratitude

Have you ever made a gratitude list? I have an ongoing gratitude list in the back of one of my journals. I was inspired to start this list after reading the book “One Thousand Gifts” […]