Apr 29, 2014 | Hope and Encouragement
We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and God has told us that the wages (cost) of this sin is death. Yet, God does not want us to die, He has great love for us. In fact, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is how...
Apr 1, 2014 | Hope and Encouragement
Are you facing any struggles in your life right now? Are you in any kind of pain? Fighting a physical illness? An annoying co-worker or client? Fighting against fear due to unemployment, debt, or financial troubles? Are you struggling with an addiction? Are you...
Mar 3, 2014 | Hope and Encouragement
In 4 days it will be the 1 year anniversary of my hospitalization and battle with “flesh eating bacteria!” As I look back on 2013 I have to say, that experience is one of the best I have had. I know it’s not the common thing that most would say, to some it...
Feb 21, 2014 | Godly Living
“Wasn’t that awesome?!”, my friend shouted. She was waiting for me as I ran through the finish line of my first ever 10 mile race. I was panting (yes, like a dog!) and I could barely catch my breath. “Awesome” definitely was not the...
Feb 3, 2014 | Godly Living, Parenting
So we went skiing/snowboarding as a family this past weekend and my daughter was certain that her amazing ability to ride a “fake” sled-like snowboard down the slope of her friend’s front yard would yield to a perfect first day on a snowboard on real hills 😉 ...
Jan 3, 2014 | Hope and Encouragement
We were visiting my husband’s family in WV, when Grandma came out of the house and announced that she had contacted everyone in the will and asked them to come over and put a sticker with their name on every item they wanted when she died. “If you weren’t asked to do...
Dec 30, 2013 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement
What is the fruit you would like to see in your life in 2014? This is the time of year when people are most likely to set new goals, dream of accomplishments and determine to change unprofitable behavior. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and...
Dec 6, 2013 | Christian Worldview, Godly Living
In our country, have we been “given over?” Romans 1:21-32 mentions the following (in black below) and I’ve made bold certain portions for emphasis, and put my own thoughts and sources in italics. 21 Because when they knew and recognized Him...
Nov 12, 2013 | Godly Living
Strive Not… When we strive to “make” something the way we want it to be, or even the way we believe God said it would be without waiting on His timing, we will always be left with sin and relational wreckage. God is always on-time, His time that is. We...
