The words woman of valor came to me as I was walking. My vocabulary has expanded through the years, but valor is one word I don’t frequently hear. When I hear a word that I don’t use much in my everyday life I perf up to it because God is speaking to me. I pay attention because the...
I’m grateful I have others to love.
There was a time in my teenage years I wanted nothing to do with anyone else, except me. I was very selfish, self-driven, rude, and cold-hearted. Those ugly ways in me took many years for God to help straighten out. It didn’t come easy.
Loving...
Is God your B.F.F. (Best Friend Forever)?
Did you know God can be your B.F.F.?
Yes – it’s possible and needs to be something you want to consider.
Keeping close to God like a friend in the flesh is the direction I’m suggesting.
How do you do it?
It’s a mind shift. Taking...
Recently I went clothes shopping. So what?
I don’t like shopping. So that's why it's a BIG deal.
Going to a physical store to shop is an overwhelming task, shuffling through the racks, finding the right size, trying on clothes, putting them back where you found them, going to another store,...
I'm THANKFUL for YOU.
During the month of November I will be reflecting on YOU and how you have blessed my life. If you're name is not listed please know you are thought of too.
Years ago, during Thanksgiving a pastor shared the need to think of people from our past who...
Mirror, mirror on the wall, why can’t I look at myself at all?
In my past destructive years, I experienced hurt and shame. It was equally divided between self-inflection and the hurtful actions of others. During this dark time, I formed a habit of covering up the pain with my bandage of...
“You’re going to have this baby today; it’s going to happen today.” These words coming from a nurse friend replayed in my mind.
It was happening all too early – seven weeks to be exact.
My mind was going a hundred miles an hour with more questions than answers and...
“Why can’t you see my point-of-view?”
“It doesn't make sense to me. Why can’t you see my side of the issue?”
The door slams and out I go for a walk with my frustration level high. I may as well be running because I want to get away from the confrontation and...
Are you like me on the conquest for contentment?
I work hard to stay in a mindset of rest and satisfaction, being grateful for all God has given me each day. One day of contentment leads to the next and then I slip into an ease and I slack in the war plan to keep my ground - I skip my quiet time,...
As I sit in my quiet time with God, I try to keep my thoughts from racing, I try to stay calm however my mind is like the movie trailer at the theater. It goes from one captivating scene to the next, flashing from subject to another, some related to each other, and others have nothing to do with...
“Slow down you’re going too fast!”
I’ve been told this nearly every day of my life.
Just as fast as I move so do my thoughts. From the moment my eyes open these thoughts are mostly of worry for kids, husband, finances, work project……you fill in the blank...
Jumping out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off has been a normal thing for me. I can wake up quickly, get going, and be ready for the day in record time compared to most people.
This can be considered a good quality, an achievement, and something to be proud of, or is it?
Waking up and getting...