Five Ways to Receive God’s Inheritance
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to receive God’s inheritance? Is it even attainable? What do you and I need to do to be counted as one of the many written in God’s heavenly will? I’m of the age where words like inheritance, legacy, living...
What a Gift! What a Glorious Gift!
Every once in a while God takes my writing in a different direction. This post is an example of what words grouped in stanzas, laced with rhythm, and descriptive words woven throughout can look like. My recent vacation with my family to the Smoky Mountains provided...
Living Your Best Life
Living your best life paves the way for your kids, grandkids, and others. Walking in love, kindness, and humility leaves an imprint on those around you to do the same. What does this look like? How will our efforts create a legacy? Will anyone even care? I’m...
God, Do You Hear Me?
Every night as a child, I knelt by my bed and prayed these words: “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep, and if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” Amen. I never asked, “God, do you hear me?” after I...
Embracing Freedom: A Legacy Builder
Spring is here. Trees are blooming and life feels more vibrant. Warmer temperatures have loosened up my dormant muscles. There is a lightness in my spirit that is hidden during winter. There is a freedom to just be and love and grow that lacks credibility in the dark,...
The Art of Going First
Take baby steps. Step out of your comfort zone. Have courage. You never know until you try. I wonder if you have heard or said these exact phrases to yourself. When you say these words out loud have you wondered whether you actually believed the words you were telling...
Sacrifice and Longing – Lent Reflections
Sacrifice and longing. Beginnings and endings. Hesitation and certainty. Despair and hope. Darkness and light. Lent takes us on a “both/and” walk to the cross. We may face so much darkness, but it breaks into the most magnificent light. There are days when...
Equipped and Empowered to Live Life Fully
As 2022 was drawing to a close, God began pointing me in a new direction. For the duration of my writing life since 2012, I have written words of encouragement, worked to deepen my faith and hopefully yours, and shared real life in the context of who God is and who He...
Boarding the Freedom Train – My One Word for 2023
There are many people who choose a word for the year as a way to focus and center their growth. I joined the practice of choosing a word for the year in 2015 and have remained fairly consistent in this practice. Last year’s word was “light” and as I...Hi, I’m Mary!
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