Someone said something of a promise to me a few days ago – “If you keep bumping into a situation or hearing a phrase, it might be God talking to you.” Amen. Here are a couple of examples of how that works. I walked into Sunday School (late!) this week to a guest teacher speaking… Continue reading Becoming a Woman of Promise
I awoke Tuesday unsettled. Short-tempered. Kind of like a second Monday after a bad case of food poisoning over the weekend (This really happened.) Yeah, that was my Tuesday this week. And then I remembered that I had to get something in the mail that morning before the mailman came. I decided to do what… Continue reading What to Do When Your Child Loses
I lost my sister very suddenly two months ago, but I gained so much in this loss. In this beginning of the series on what I gained from loss, I’m focusing on prayer. My sister was a prayer warrior and her influence brought me closer to the Lord through prayer. One of the most powerful weapons we Christians have in our arsenal is our ability to stop right now and pray.
When I was in college, my professor said I had a knack for feature writing. She even recommended me above all her students to a newspaper seeking a feature writer while I still had a semester of college to complete. I didn’t get the job, but I got a fire for writing that helps others.… Continue reading Join Me in James
Today is Valentine’s Day and it’s a day you’re supposed to celebrate your love with a lavish dinner, flowers and a sappy card. But what if you don’t? I used to feel so left out on Valentine’s Day at school because I never got a carnation. Not once. I’ve always been a hopeless romantic so… Continue reading When Love Flickers
