Beliefs, Confessions, Culture, Giving, God's Love, Inspiration, Relationships
Yearly Archives:
2014
Community, Culture, Health, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Relationships
What is Your Ripple Effect?
“What we do now echoes in eternity.” —Marcus Aurelius One recent morning I was listening to the book of Joshua & cleaning house, when a familiar story came on my audio Bible: The story of Achan in Joshua 6-7. Achan’s Destruction In this passage, after Joshua & the ...
Blessings, God's Love, Hope, My Story, Videos, Wisdom for Today
A New Song for Spring
I love spring, when we’re awakened by birds chirping outside & the whole world turns a bright green. It reminds me of that scene in Cinderella when she wakes up with the birds, singing of better days ahead… Then I look out my OWN window & see God’s thumbprint on the ...
Culture, Inspiration, Leadership, My Story, Wisdom for Today
Leading Doesn’t Make You Popular
We all have the capacity to be leaders, whether we realize it or not. I shrugged off this idea for a long time, but the Holy Spirit’s persistent voice kept saying this to me throughout my younger years: You are a leader. Yes, you… Do you believe that about yourself? Why or why not? ...
Five-Minute Friday: {A Writer’s Life}
Every Friday, a group of bloggers spends 5 unedited minutes writing on a new topic. This fun assignment – created by Lisa Jo Baker – helps us write free from worries about perfection or format. I love the idea & hope you enjoy this week’s theme (“Writer”) in all its rough ...
Challenges, Devos, God's Love, Victories, Wholeness
Tears in a Bottle
Tears in a bottle. For those times you were victimized. For him cheating on you. For the weeks & years they’ve taken you for granted, with hardly a care for your well-being. For the lost job. The lost pregnancy. The lost dream. As I re-connect with friends who have experienced ...
Celebrations, Marriage & Family, My Story
My Valentine’s Day Surprise!
In honor of one of my favorite holidays, I’m announcing today that I have a NEWLY-DESIGNED WEBSITE 🙂 I redesigned it last weekend, tinkered with it, & finally went live yesterday. You guys are some of the first to know!! Hooray! I plan to continue updating & adding new items, so ...
Lord, I Need You [Matt Maher]
Guys, this song has been echoing in my head for WEEKS. Without. Stopping! Yes, I love it, but after enough times I realize God must be giving me a hint here… Sometimes, He seems to remind us of the perfect song, just when we need it. This is such a time. Enjoy (I highlighted my favorite ...
Celebrations, Faith & Prayer, Marriage & Family, My Story
My Word for 2014: “Live”
Friends! I know this post is super-dee-duper late. Sincere apologies for waiting 1.5 months to update this blog (if you noticed)! I was outta town for 3 weeks over the holidays & made an executive decision to leave my laptop behind & hang with real human beings (my family!). Very good ...