I raced off into my day and tried to get things done, but I was dragging dead weight behind me. I failed to fuel up before I started my morning, and after I speeding along at an unhealthy pace, I was exhausted and had failed to make any real progress. I can’t do this. I…
We sat in a circle tonight and shared our hearts. Each woman shared a sentence or two. Our Bibles were open, and we did the hard work of readjusting our skewed perspectives by studying the Gospel Truth. One sister shared how she had hung a wooden frame on the wall of her home as a…
I don’t like change and usually do not do well with it. When life is in a routine and things are familiar, there is a sense of security. It’s in the familiar I find myself most comfortable. God has a funny way of shaking me out of the familiar and comfortable. Like you, I have…
Bruce is cleaning out the shed this week, and he pulled out a few boxes for me to look through. “This is your stuff,” he said. “Do you still want it?” He opened up the first box, and I immediately said, “Keep it.” The heavy box was packed to the top with old textbooks…
I walked into Charming Charlie’s thinking I might buy a couple of Christmas presents for friends and a thing or two for me. Little did I know I’d walk out of the store a changed woman. For the last 8 years, every year God gives me a word or phrase as a theme for…
For years, I made the commitment and failed miserably over and over. I can’t tell you how many consecutive Januarys I made the resolution to read my Bible from cover to cover. I was an enthusiastic starter, but a terrible finisher. I had great intentions. I love the Bible, and I love Jesus. But, somewhere…