Remain in Me
4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:4 You know that "back to school" feeling? A million questions run through your mind such as "Am I ready...
Impossible Possibilities – Revisited from the Archives
There are many times that I experience #SayWhat moments in my life. God spends a lot of time speaking to me but I am not always listening. I am sure that God is wondering when I am going to give up my agenda and follow his. Today I am revisiting a post from the...
Back to School Blues (and Blessings) – Part 2
Your mind is ready but what about the rest of you? For some reading this post, you are already in the midst of a new school year. I am still in the preparation phase for the big day - the first day of school! I described in Part 1- click here that I have been...
Back to School Blues (and Blessings)- Part 1
I am a teacher! I am an elementary teacher of third graders. Summers are a blessing - a chance to regroup, reenergize and reflect. My job will be starting again at the end of August. For many of you this post will find you already in the hubbub of preparations for a...
Don’t Make it Harder Than it Is!
5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.Deuteronomy 6:5-6 At first glance God's command to love Him with all your heart, soul and strength seems...
Wall of Clouds
As I was driving home from my brother and sister - in - law's recently, I approached the most dazzling sight while merging onto I-75. I drove around the ramp's curve merging onto the new highway and before me was a vast wall of clouds that gave the illusion of being a...
7 Reasons to Get Out of Bed Each Morning
As I was falling asleep one night, a list started creeping into my mind that overtook my sleep. Instead of rolling over and ignoring the nudging I began to write down these words to share. Some are just fun, some are thought provoking and all are God - driven. Enjoy!...
Matters of the Heart- The Kiwi Story (What does kiwi have to do with this?)
For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. Deuteronomy 30:16 Have you looked...
A Fragile Life
My sons lost their father- I lost a friend. My sons learned the lessons of a fragile life at the ages of 18 and 21- much too young to lose their dad, much too young to fully comprehend the "why" behind God's plan. I started reflecting recently on the fragility of life...
Reflection vs. Reality
Take a look, take a close look at this picture-what do you see? Trees, water's edge, clouds, lush greens and blues? How does this picture speak to you? What story does it tell? The snapshot stirred a yearning in me to understand and know God more completely. Questions...
ASAP
How many times have we heard or actually used the expression ASAP? We might have said it to our children, to our spouse or it might have been directed toward us at work verbally or in a memo. In our "hurry up" world, ASAP means "as soon as possible". Our lives are...
Watch Out For That Three Letter Word
My boy is a man! I didn't wake up today and realize this - it has been unfolding in front of me for years but today the wind has been knocked out of me with the reality of that three letter word - MAN!!! From diaperhood to adulthood in the blink of an eye - where have...
Knit Together Untraditionally
Mother's Day is approaching and I'm being nudged to write today to honor all women. Our society categorizes Mother's Day as a day to honor women who have children. I challenge everyone to expand this group to include all women. I would like to encourage some amazing...
Got stress??? Get Jesus!
Since my weekend at Women of Joy in Louisville with my sister-in-law, God has been gently reminding me through my daily life and interaction with others, that absolute surrender always ends up with God's loving hand and grace written all over it. God asks us to let go...
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