This Spring, I have been leading a women’s small group through our church. One of my sweet friends opened her home to us and we have been growing in the Lord together. We have been reading a book called, “She’s Still There” by Chrystal Evans Hurst. It has been such a blessing. There was a…
Let’s admit it, we can all be good at playing the blame game. Especially when we sense some painful consequences coming upon us, as quick as lightening. We panic and point to the nearest victim or circumstance we can shake our finger at. Apparently, this bad habit began in the garden. 11 And He said, “Who…
I grew up going to an older Baptist church. We sang hymns out of the brown hymnal which had the oldest songs available. I don’t know if it is because I am deaf or I tend to think and feel deeply but I always loved knowing the words. I don’t like singing or dancing to…
I remember the good old days of potty training. During this season of motherhood, whenever I would be missing a child, I knew where I would most likely be able to find them. A poopy diaper was in the making behind one of the pieces of furniture in the living room. I would call their…
Have you ever heard a sales pitch that makes junk look like diamonds? You order this item. You find yourself waiting by the door and staring out the window in anxious, anticipation of its arrival. Let’s read about this in Genesis 3 today. Genesis 3:1A (NASB) – “Now the serpent was more crafty than any…
Can you imagine being in the Garden of Eden? Everything was fresh, plentiful and full of all things needed for life. Except for maybe one thing. “Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Out of the ground the Lord…
God has grabbed my hand and brought me back to a time where nothing and no one existed. To a place where God spoke the world into being and breathed life into the first man. As my eyes follow the words on the pages of the Bible, I am in awe all over again at…
I was never one for getting a word for the New Year. However, a few years ago God began putting specific words on my heart for the upcoming year. It was an awe-inspiring experience to start at the beginning of the year with a word and to watch that word come alive with new meaning…
This, is a story about love, life, and death. Jessica married her first love, Jason and life is good but soon trials come. The choices are to hold onto her faith in God or give in to despair and the world’s idea of a solution. Jessica shares her heart, transparently and fully in this beautiful…
Do you ever have those times when you see a particular scripture, over and over again in different places? For me this scripture has been in a youth lesson one night, several devotionals, blog posts and sermons, as well at a conference just over the last couple of months. When this happens and the Lord…
