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One of the most beautiful and vital aspects of having a relationship with God is being able to not only speak to Him, but also hear his voice. When I stop to think about the reality of this, that the Creator of the universe desires to speak to us, I am amazed every...

There was a day, years ago, that someone asked me about my kids, their disability, and how I felt about it.  This person was a trusted friend… until we got into the conversation.  I told them that I loved my children but was tired of all the grief.  The significant...

I love the book of Isaiah, it’s a favorite.  I’m thinking of one short verse in particular today, 21:11-12. To skip the history lesson (oh how I dearly love a history lesson – but I’m sparing you today!), these people were in great fear and darkness.  They call out to...

What are y’all reading today?  What are you thinking about today? I am in Psalm 46, and I don’t mean to destroy your favorite verse, “Be still and know that I am God”, but here we go: “be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 46 is a psalm of the “sons of Korah”. ...

“Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. Some of...

“Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish....

I’ve been in church my entire life, was saved when I was seven, and was baptized in the Holy Spirit when I was twelve.  I’ve never not loved church or fallen out of love with Jesus.  Serving is my favorite.  There’s nothing I don’t love about serving Jesus and the...

“Alice in Wonderland” was a favorite when I was younger – do you remember it? Silly, thoughtful, quotable…. The cover of my current journal has an Alice quote and I pause every time I see it (which is often – my journal a treasure to me, and I’m almost never without...

“The more I’ve sought to know and understand God, the more I’m certain that doubts are essential to our maturity as believers.  If we want a stronger faith, then we might be wise to allow our doubts to stand as we work through them instead of trying to chop them out...

Maybe because they were so close in age, my husband and I referred to our three as “the babies” and the affectionate term stayed. Now that they are 24, 25 and 25, well, they are are still “the babies” – I guess they always will be! When the babies first started...