
Realist vs Faith-filled
Early this week I was talking to Eric (my husband) saying that when it comes to praying for someone else’s life I can easily pray for miracles. But when it comes to the hard facts of my diagnosis I tend to be a bit of a realist. (Please note the word - realist.) We...
The Desert Road
I hardly know where to start - because I don’t want this to be my story...but it is. I have recently learned that the unwelcome guest of cancer has shoved it’s way into my life and has no intention of leaving. I was recently diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The...
Dwelling in the Secret Place
Today I was reading Psalm 91 and I found it to be encouraging, comforting, and also challenging. It is such a great passage I thought it would be fun to unpack it with you.I hope you will read the entire Psalm, but let me share just a few things that stood out to me....
A Prayer for Jackie, by Mary Power Jacobs
I was studying the other day and discovered an amazing translation of a very significant word. Asah! Jesus’ last word was “tetelistai.” It is the same word as the “asah” in Hebrew. It means “to complete something.” It also means “to create.” And, it means “to make...
Hoping Against Hope
Lately I have been struggling with the concept of hope. In fact, I’ve been wrestling with it - is it realistic, is it harmful, and is it helpful? I must confess that there are a few people and a few situations where I am beginning to lose hope. Logic tells me that...
Keep Going…Don’t Quit
I heard a story that I think you will love. Some people say it is a true story and some say that it is fictional. Either way - I love it. And I think it has a powerful analogy for our lives. As the story goes, a mom and her son were out for an evening to see a...
Golden Bowls of Prayer
I had a rough night of sleep last night and cannot seem to kick a cold I have been carrying around. I coughed allllll night long and woke up today tired and exhausted. Since it was going to be a jammie day, I decided to dig out some of the books I haven’t had a...
Breaking the Chains
Jesus died to set us free, yet how many of us walk around bound up in chains. Christ unlocked the shackles of our chains and dropped them at our feet...yet for some reason we have a tendency to pick them up every now and then and wrap them around ourselves. What kind...
Timeline of Your Life
I came down with a lousy cold today and didn’t have the brain power to write a blog. But just to continue with my commitment to blog daily, I decided to share this short video with you and I think it might get your brainpower going....it might be the most valuable 5...