As a public school teacher one of the subjects I taught was English grammar. Teaching the tenses of verbs meant explaining the past, present and future. For example: I prayed yesterday. I pray today. I will pray tomorrow. Time – it is easy to use in words but hard to understand. Look…
Question and Answer I desire to grow in my relationship with God and lean on Him to show me His ways. But prayer is hard for me. Whenever I go to ask Him to do something in my life I feel silly asking Him. Why ask or expect God to answer my prayers…
I’m compelled to learn from other writers. I enjoy reading about their journey and how God uses them. Becoming a writer never ends. There is always something new to learn. What makes a good writer? What does it take to get work published? How does one build a platform? What kind of posts should…
I was out for a walk the other morning and IT. WAS. FREEZING! As soon as I took a step out the door, the thought flashed in my mind to grab my second pair of gloves to put over the pair of thin layered ones I already had on. But I was in a…
Music played softly in the background while a slideshow spread across the huge screen at church. Family photos appeared and disappeared every few seconds during the slideshow. Pictures of families with a little different makeup and chemistry, families who didn’t all share the same DNA. I couldn’t keep the tears from slowly rolling down…
If there’s anything more blissful this side of heaven than cuddling your baby for the first time I don’t know what it is. That sweet smelling bundle resting on your breast holds the power to both melt your heart and make you tremble with the awesome responsibility of parenting her well for the next 18…
“The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth. The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them…
Connection with a real friend can save us from the stress that threatens to derail our lives. We need consistent connections to live healthy, fulfilled lives, and that one-hour coffee date with that bestie may need to be a longer pit stop than we think. The Runaway Train Back in December I was…
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” ~ Psalm 39:7 You know that moment? That pause, the intake of breath right after you jump and hang in mid-air, before landing in cool water. That’s what life feels like right now. I’ve taken the leap, stepped out in…
Listen to the following “go-to: scripts: Here’s one: I forgot to prep dinner this morning- my kids are going to wind up eating McDonald’s= I’m a bad parent. I snapped at my husband this morning because he left his clothes on the floor= I’m a bad wife. I checked Facebook several times while at work=…
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