Oct 11, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement
As I mentioned in my blog from last week, I said ‘good-bye’ to my daughter a week ago Sunday who left to go back overseas for the next couple of years. On Monday the loss of her presence really hit me— like a giant wave that came crashing over me, and as soon as I’d...
Oct 5, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement
This past Monday I spent much of the day fighting back tears that kept welling up and spilling down my face despite my best efforts to control them. I am not a person prone to crying about things that happen in my own life. I readily admit, and my husband of over 40...
Sep 21, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement, Overcoming fear
What are you anxious about? anx·ious -full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous. We cannot have both fear and peace at the same time. Faith and fear cannot coexist. You either trust...
Aug 9, 2019 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement
The word never, is only beneficial when describing things that God has said will never happen or to keep a person safe. Here are a few examples: God is never going to change God will never sin God will never flood the earth again Never do drugs Never drink &...
Jun 21, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement, Overcoming fear
In the book of Daniel, 3 friends find themselves faced with death because of a decision they had made to not bow down to a statue of the King, since they only worshipped the One true God. The death sentence was made known to them, specifically that they would be...
May 31, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement
I was having a long-overdo lunch with a dear friend who’s a true hero of mine because she, along with her incredible husband, have for years demonstrated sacrificial, unfailing love and unending patience as they’ve been full-time caretakers for their severely...
May 10, 2019 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement
As I hung up the phone after listening to a litany of complaints from a friend who’s a self-described ‘stress-mess’, I was aware that the lengthy conversation that solely focused upon her ‘trials and tribulations’ had a draining effect upon me. My heart certainly went...
Apr 19, 2019 | Holidays, Hope and Encouragement
I remember as a young girl looking so forward to Easter and all it entailed—dipping hard-boiled eggs into cups filled with various pastel dyes; unwrapping and eating way too many foiled chocolate eggs; buying a new dress, hat, shoes and even white gloves to wear to...
Apr 12, 2019 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement
Do you sometimes feel insecure? Have you ever found yourself comparing yourself with others? Or ‘keeping score’ in your mind about what others have done or accomplished? Do you feel like a victim sometimes? Or feel that you are owed compensation for your...
Mar 14, 2019 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement, Parenting
This week I was on the phone visiting with someone I love dearly who’s battled cancer for the past 4 years and will be undergoing surgery next week to remove several tumors. We were discussing some of her concerns regarding the surgery and what would happen if...
