Last week, I sat at a table with 9 strangers, yet I felt loved, accepted, and understood. Gathering with women to study the Word of God is like covering yourself with a warm blanket in a blizzard. All around you the icy blast of the storm rages, but inside you are safe. You are secure….
Every Tuesday evening for 30 weeks, I spent 3 hours in a classroom discussing family life skills with a group of women and a trained marriage and family counselor. On one memorable evening, our teacher stood at the front and re-defined anger for me: Anger is a false front – a signpost for another underlying…
We met for prayer as a “family” at 11:50 AM on Tuesday. We stood behind the reception desk at work and faced each other in a tight knit circle. I had grabbed a notepad and was writing down each request — because I have a terrible memory, and sometimes they ask me to pray. But…
Sometimes I wonder if God only gave me 5 toes because He knew I’d constantly insert my foot in my mouth. My mouth is always getting me in trouble — even when I am on my best behavior. More than once over the last few weeks, I’ve said, “That’s not what I meant” and shaken…
I’ve never told you something. Something painful. Something I’ve wrestled with and questioned God about almost daily. I have a sweet grand baby in heaven. She left us after just 4 months. Her name was Phoenix Jewel. PJ for short. Every December Facebook reminds me I don’t get to celebrate her birthday with cupcakes, and…
And just like that 2017 is history. Let’s take a little look back, shall we? The Year 2017 in Retrospect January: 365 Opportunities I don’t know what tomorrow may bring, but I know who holds the future. I know the Author and Finisher of my Faith has promised to finish the work that He…