Biscotti is a gift to me from God. That may sound a bit dramatic, but I tell you she absolutely is a gift. Last November, I began praying and looking for a dog. The last two dogs I had just fell in my lap but this time I had to go looking for her. Every…
As I look forward to this new year, I’m reminded how “unprecedented” 2020 was. 2020 brought me a lot of change, but honestly, the last few years have been full of change so 2020 didn’t rock my world like it did so many others. I launched a book and a daughter, started a new job…
If you have had disappointment this year, you just may relate to this post. In some ways, this year has been good to me. I found a new job and because of the pandemic I work from home. I’m a homebody, so this appeals to me. For years, 17 to be exact, I have commuted…
F. E. A. R. It seems as though fear is in the air. As we are embarking on an election here in the US, cold and flu season, and uncertainty about celebrating holidays with COVID, it might be a good time for us to get anchored in God’s Word. Here is the simple reading plan…
I was shopping with my 13 year old niece on Saturday and I asked her, “What do you want to study when you go to college?” She shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t know. Everyone asks me that question.” I attempted to cover my faux pas by telling her how I had studied psychology and for…
I wrote this post years ago. I had to repost because the message spoke to me and maybe it will to you. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God,…
I am working on my next book and I wrote this paragraph the other day. I thought I would share it with you today. It is because He wants to meet us in our pain. Remember the goal of this book is to grow in a deeper more intimate relationship with God through spiritual disciplines. …
Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.’ Mark 5:36 Jesus gives a simple five word command, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” “Don’t be afraid.” I believe that most things we worry about stem from fear. What is it that you are afraid of? When the whole world is…
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power to the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary,…
I first wrote this in September, 2016. I have a feeling it might speak to someone. “Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.” Daniel 10:19 “Don’t be…