The skies and creation my eyes behold have been bursting with life and beauty. I take it in, filling my heart with beauty and new life. Praise God for His beautiful artistic stroke designs beauty all around us. Let good overcome evil today. Lord help us, as the salt and light of the world speak […]
Making mistakes
This morning, as I reflect on a mistake I made years ago now. It is natural to lament mistakes. I knew at the time it wasn’t right in my head, but my heart said another thing. Simply put, it is easy to be deceived by flattery and charm. That is why God is our guide. […]
HOPE
Our hope comes from God. Simply put, we have to trust God and nothing can be stable in life without trust. If we trust in God, our stability is unshakable. We remember what He has done and how faithful He will be. He is always near to us and loves us more than we can […]
Alone Time with God
So many of us hurry through this alone time with God, but really it is the most precious time of the day. It is like a grandchild spending one-on-one time with grandparents–a time to be loved, focused on, built up. God anticipates this time with us. We should anticipate this time with Him also đź’• […]
Setting Goals, Setting Achievable Objectives, Starting Your Plan.
The past two years have been filled with many demands on my time! Demands to pack, unpack, prepare, plan, solve, clean, put away, teach, raise, etc. I love setting goals and achieving them. As I start a challenging goal that I have not spent enough time on, I am determined now to break this goal […]
Save.
As I sit today depositing money in my children’s savings accounts, I am contemplating how hard it is to save in today’s society. Things scream at us, falsely telling us that they will make us happy. Marketers seek to make more money using weak-willed people (that we can all be at times). As I deposit […]
Growing Up
As my three littles all attend the same school and my youngest enters kindergarten, I am met with the keen awareness that they are all growing up. As I spend most of my efforts maturing their hearts, their physical growth is automatic. Their days in my hands and home are numbered and there is nothing […]
Waking up declarations
Today, I wake up to a beautiful day filled with hope and promise. Today, something special will happen. Today, I will fulfill the promises I have made. Today, I will spend a block of time, even 30 minutes, pursuing a dream God has placed on my heart. Today, I will enjoy the 3 incredible blessings […]
Christ comes along.
Wherever we go, with our feet or our thoughts, Christ comes along. He listens, He hears, He knows our innermost thoughts. He knows our hearts perfectly.  Christ comes along. As Emma and I drove back from NC to GA today after a fun-filled week that Emma had with her grandmama, we played “I spy” and […]
Go with what you know.
I recently visited with some precious friends. They shared valuable insight in such a sweet and loving way. One friend I just met for the first time. They were such a comfort to me, seeking to help me heal and understand. I confessed that there is still much I do not understand in my daily […]