When “Help” is More than a Four Letter Word

When “Help” is More than a Four Letter Word

Did you know God never stops teaching you? Your day is filled with reminders. Take time to stop and look. God is the breeze on a hot and humid day, the butterfly that lands on the flower you were just admiring; and the last ray of light before the day fades. Recently,...

Five Ways to Receive God’s Inheritance

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 well and how much...

What a Gift! What a Glorious Gift!

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

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 exploring...

God, Do You Hear Me?

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 chanted these words....

Embracing Freedom: A Legacy Builder

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

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 – 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 fear...

Equipped and Empowered to Live Life Fully

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

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 evaluated choosing...

Invitation to a New Year of Hope

Invitation to a New Year of Hope

Reflections on a year gone by led me to today. I ended last year immersed in the gifts of hope, peace, joy, and love. Annie F. Downs challenged me to determine what it would be like to carry these gifts into the new year. And since then I cannot get that thought out...

Making Space for Advent Living All Year

Making Space for Advent Living All Year

January 1 has come and gone and a new year has dawned. New year, new you posts are popping up everywhere and encouragement to set goals for the new year is a big part of our newsfeed. I am not looking to adopt a list of innovative things to satisfy the many new year...

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Adoration

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Adoration

In one week, we celebrate the arrival. Jesus is coming! The newborn Savior of the world. Today we bow low and adore Him. We humbly ask for Jesus to remain in our lives beyond today as we celebrate with the liturgy of adoration. We sing in our clearest voices, "O Come...

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Expectation

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Expectation

The third week of Advent is already here. In the first two weeks, we explored the invitation to join Advent, and the preparation, and now our focus turns to the liturgy of expectation. During the first two weeks, we turned our gaze upon the details and the...

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Preparation

Advent 2022 – Liturgy of Preparation

Welcome to Week Two of the Advent season. Today we will explore the liturgy of preparation. Before moving on, I hope and pray you invited someone to join you on this journey. This year I invited my grandkids and kids to take part in gaining a new understanding of...

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