What is your birth order? Are you the first born? Middle child? The youngest? What season of life within your family did you come into this world? What did your parents see fit to name you? Jeremiah 1:4-5 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb I…
Category: Soul Work
His Work
“I will bless you…and you will be a blessing to others” (Genesis 12: 2-3)
The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying was shared with me by a treasured friend. The author, Scott Dannemiller, boldly addressed the popularized expression: “I’m blessed”. When I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing…
Harvest Moon
This year’s Harvest Moon happens tonight, Sept. 8 and it will also be the moment of our natural satellite’s perigee, or the point at which the Moon is closest to Earth. This means it will light up the night sky even more than usual, and will appear bigger. According to the National Aeronautics and Space…
Shake it off and do the next thing
One day a farmer’s donkey fell into an abandoned well. Terrified, the animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and impossible to retrieve. He realized the well needed to be filled to prevent future losses. So he invited all his neighbors…
God created you…
Today is a very special day of celebrating a friend’s pregnancy and soon-to-be with us baby girl. I’ve reflected on all the verses that God has given us to remind us that He created us. He loves us. He has a plan for us. What is so amazing is that He foreknew us, and, in advance,…
God’s Love Language
God’s love language is worship. Yesterday, Pastor Stan, shared this message at Cloverhill Assembly of God. If you want to show God just how much you love Him–worship! God is an emotional God. The Bible shares that God can be angry, show pity, be merciful, take delight,…… God is not a computer or machine, or…
Because He Lives!
Keep it moving. Life is filled with twists and turns and unexpected surprises. My mom’s favorite quotes for me ring true Bloom where you are planted. Face the challenge “line upon line”. When you have a day in which every category of your life seems to be a cacophony of questions and unresolved issues, you…
Thank you for the water…
My God you have blessed our family beyond measure. I could never remember every detail of my life in which you provided, protected, and gave in abundance. Jesus, I’m not talking about material things, although I’ve never lacked. I’m grateful for the things money can’t buy and the story between the lines of my…
This Time…
Leah and Rachel lived unusual lives as sisters. Their story is found beginning in Genesis chapter 29. Leah was the oldest but was not loved by Jacob. Jacob was deceived by his father-in-law and Leah was the tool. Leah’s younger sister Rachel was described as beautiful and desired most of all by Jacob. Most of…
Compassion: An honest look at a commonly used word (life changing!)
Brene’ Brown is one of my favorite social workers. I come back to her work from time to time to study professionally and personally. Recently a friend sent me a link to her book The Gifts of Imperfection to download on Kindle. So glad she remembered me! I’m stuck on page 15 of my Kindle book….
ARRESTED BY GRACE 