“If God is sovereign, why pray?” This is a question I have pondered over the past few months. Like me, you may have prayed for something, really believed it was God’s will…. But the answer didn’t come. At least not what you prayed for. Often, friends offer encouragement by saying something like: “Well, it must not have been God’s will.” Read More
What is FAMILY?
What is FAMILY? Webster’s dictionary defines family as “a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household”. Webster’s dictionary gives us a good starting point to build from when defining FAMILY; however, it does not tell us what FAMILY means to us in our day-to-day life. To help answer the question, “What is FAMILY?”, we need to Read More
WRITE YOUR STORY
Okay, I’m going to confess; I’m one of those people that will read the end of the story before I read the whole book. When Jerry (my husband) and I are watching a movie together and he has seen it before, I ALWAYS ask him; how does it end. I want to know if it has a happy ending or not. I do Read More
Don’t Let the Enemy Steal Your Love
Don’t Let the Enemy Steal Your Love Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours]. Have you done something out of love, thinking it would please the Lord, and it ended up being Read More
Your Prayers: The What, Who, and How
What is in your prayers? Who is in your prayers? How do you pray? Do you pray from a place of anger, hurt, sadness or defeat? Do you pray often? These are all questions going through my mind lately. Things in my life seem quite frantic over the past month. I know I’m not the only one with those days, months, or Read More
Where Eagles Dare!
I have always said that if I were to be an animal, I would want to be a bird. Birds fly! And if I were to be a bird, I would want to be an Eagle, majestic and strong and at the top of the food chain! In many, many nations and cultures around the word, both past and present, Read More
Rising Out of the Ashes
The Phoenix is a mythological bird that recycles its own life. When it perceives its impending death, the phoenix builds a pyre nest of aromatic branches and spices, such as Myrrh. The Phoenix then ignites itself into a magnificent fire and is consumed in the flames. After 3 days the birth or rebirth occurs. The Phoenix arises from its own Read More
Roots and Pots
Roots and Pots I was working in my garden recently, rearranging some plants that stay in pots through the winter. When I first planted them in the pots, I chose large pots, with room to grow, and they have grown for several seasons. I was attempting to rotate the pots to expose a different side of the plant to the light, but the Read More
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Comparison is the thief of joy.” —Theodore Roosevelt I’ve struggled with comparison and it is simply a character flaw that I don’t want in my life. Comparing your self with others is not a good thing. At first, it might have been school grades, and being liked the most. And as I got older I began comparing other things like: Read More
In Over My Head
In Over My Head When I thought about this blog I had nothing in my mind to write about I mean zero! But than I was reminded to go back and look at my prayer journal and re-read what God has been speaking to me. We sometimes forget all that God speaks to us while time and life are happening all Read More