Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT

“Practice tough love!”  This phrase is said to first originated in the late 1960’s to early 1970’s by author Bill Milliken. By the early 1980’s my mom was made aware of it and began implementing the practice with me with strong determination.

The world ...

Have you woken to thoughts spinning out-of-control, not wanting to get out of bed yet forcing yourself only to sit down put your head into your hands ready to collapse because life is so complicated?

Has the thought whizzed by, “If I could only have five minutes of peace and contentment, I could ma...

Many of us will say, NO!

You may be in a job that is undesirable, a marriage that is challenging, in widowhood way to young, in financial strains, a body that is failing too young …. you fill in the blank ______.

There are two ways to think about situations that seem questionable and challenging.

When you feel like you're sinking in your thoughts that are spinning out-of-control....reach out to GOD! 

Isaiah 48:17 NLT This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow. ...

No instruction manual - it was left out!

Terrible two’s, terrible teens, terrible twenties…how in the world do you know what to do?

If you are a parent or grandparents, you know exactly what I’m talking about – your children.

We can’t return them; they are ours and we must figure out how to put t...

I feel like I’m sinking.

It’s as if I’m treading water and I can’t find the strength to keep my head above water. I go up and down – water gets into my mouth – I spit it out – I take a breath. Then I look up because God is up. I know He is there and He’s the only one who can help – I look up and se...

When sleep doesn’t come it nearly makes me weep.

The “why God why?” comes to my mind.

The racing thoughts will not stop.

The normal fixes that put me back to sleep don’t work.

Exhaustion sets in.

Clear thinking disappears as fear clips my heels.

STOP!

But I can’t stop the swirling thoughts.

It's Thanksgiving time and November - this is when we read many writings about thankfulness or gratitude, and I will go with the rest of the group and stick to this great topic.

Thankfulness may seem easy to define….. Take a shot at it and see what comes to your mind.

Hmm, not so easy is it. Yet s...

Pondering things, I wish I would have done differently, spirals into worry.

Wishing I had made better word choices when I spoke in anger, turns to worry.

Hoping no harm was done with my hateful words, becomes worry.

Questioning if the situation would have played out differently if a better choice...

“Didn’t you sleep good last night?” my husband asked twice in a week as he greeted me while I sat in my favorite, quite place.

“Yes. I slept just fine. I’ve just been up for a while.” Was my response as I looked up from my Bible reading and sipped on my second cup of coffee.

I’m not sure why he’s ...

*This writing is taken from Journey of Trust: A Walk of Faith by Sue L. Hamilton

When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses. Exodus 14:31 NLT

Scrip...

When I was using and drinking back in my dark years of substance abuse, I did not have certain words in my vocabulary, words like hope, peace, or contentment. Their definitions were not in my brain. But the following experience is one that I now can describe as having hope and receiving peace, let m...

When I graduate from high school.

When I get married.

When I have children.

When my babies become teenagers.

When my teenagers leave the house.

When my children get married.

When my grandchildren come along.

When my spouse dies.

When, when, when.

We think of things that have not happened an...

Did you know you are an old woman?

Yep.

There will always be a woman younger than you, so that makes you OLD!

When I was ten years old, I thought fifty years old was OLD!

When I was twenty years old, I thought seventy years old was OLD!

Now that I’m nearly sixty years old I think eighty years o...

The best investment you can make in your personal life is giving yourself time with God.

Why? Because God is the only one that can guide you each day to live out your life in strength for yourself and those you love.  

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and res...