I remember hearing of a war prisoner (not sure who it was) getting through prison life by singing "Jesus Loves Me" over and over. It's a simple song with an eternal message. I think we women need to hear that daily - that Jesus loves us where we are, not where we want to be. [...]
Jesus Loves Me When I Ask for Help
A week or so ago, I took my little kids to the park to kill some time. We were playing and having a good time. But then some other people came over. No biggie. We always make friends at the playground. My kids were getting to the point of done - tired, not listening. You [...]
There Is No Condemnation in Christ, Why Do It to Myself?
Today, I was going to an appointment and my GPS sent me a mile past the address to turn around and come back. I was scratching my head wondering why something as intelligent as Google Maps could send me so far out of the way. I think life gets like that sometimes. Our minds get [...]
Jesus Loves Me When I Make Things Right
Anger plagues me sometimes. I like to control my life. But it’s exhausting. It’s hard to have control when many things and people are broken, different, and separate. I don’t love being delicate with people. I’m matter-of-fact and like to get things done. Sometimes, that makes me miss cues. Many times it marks the start [...]
Jesus Loves Me When I Step Outside My Comfort Zone
We talked about getting away from our safe places in Sunday School this morning. About dropping pride to be light in a dark world. I realized that I’ve come so far in this area. And it’s not any of my doing. I used to be so paranoid about people and their thoughts on me. I [...]
Jesus Loves Me When I Relax
It’s Fall Break here in my neck of the woods, but it’s still HOT. That means I don’t want to go outside. But my kids do. We went to our local park for a science experiment and nature study. We learned a lot about plants getting ready for next year and what floats in a [...]
