lived you… Wonderful, quirky, with hang-ups, with secrets, with insecurities, with successes, with failure, with fears…. YOU! Isn’t it the truth! I began watching some clips on TBN by Paul Young the author of The Shack, and other books. (I loved The Shack – no debate there.) He said something I haven’t been able to… [Read More]
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Motherhood – Ruth Part Two
A Spirit of Hope I want to share why I love the story of Ruth in the Old Testament book bearing her name. Ruth had an uncanny courage and a true spirit of hope. She refused to give up. Another reason? My daughter-in-law calls me her Naomi; wherever I go she wants to come along!!!… [Read More]
WANTED: Y O U
We want YOU! I know just how you feel… Has anyone ever said that to you and you know darn well they don’t have a clue how you feel? Have you ever said that to someone without thinking I really don’t know how they feel. I’m here today to remind us to never say that to… [Read More]
Book Review: Remarkable Faith by Shauna Letellier
Remarkable Faith: When Jesus Marveled at Faith in Unremarkable People by Shauna Letellier My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shauna Letelleir weaves story between the lines of the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ miracles, and she does it very well. My favorite kind of story-telling. The gospel writers do a good job of documenting the miracles… [Read More]
31 Days in the Gospel of John
And, so it begins – Write 31 Days 2016! This past July I had it all planned and then God got bossy, as my friend Ms. K says, and changed it all up! Welcome to 31 Days in the Gospel of John. I believe we are going to fall in love with John because of… [Read More]
i am an anchor and so are you
I read a beautiful post this morning on Holly Barrett’s blog; a post from a woman who suffered a great depression due to many life-changes within a one-year period. You can read about it here. It was a wide-open post – the writer left nothing out! She exposed herself! As I left a comment I… [Read More]
i love to tell a story
Before writing anything else I want to thank you for hanging in there with me during the month of October. The 31-day writing challenge was incredibly good for me. Much needed exercise for a writer! Writing those posts was a balm of Gilead to my soul. I remembered things the Lord had told me through the… [Read More]
a mistake turned to hope
It was a simple necklace I designed and had made – lots of them! The ops manager of the company helped me make a contact in China to have the necklace made and I received the shipment of 500 necklaces and the irony of it was the manufacturer could not assure me they did not… [Read More]