I just read an article on Somaly Mam, a Cambodian woman rescued from a brothel. I am Somaly, but I don’t know my real name, my real age or my real family. Somaly means “necklace of flower disappeared in the forest,” and I like to keep this name because of my story. I was sold when I…
Category: Soul Work
His Work
Graveside Conversations…
I was driving past a local graveside by our YMCA. I glanced over to see a young couple dressed in black holding each other beside a grave. They were nestled there and not moving for a while. “Oh precious one, who is it you’re talking to? Who are you trying so hard to remember? forgive?…
Limitless…
“Before ANYTHING else existed, there was Christ, with God. He has ALWAYS been alive and is himself God! He created EVERYTHING there is–nothing exists that he didn’t make. Eternal life is IN HIM, and this life gives LIGHT to all mankind.” John 1: 1-4 CAN YOU SAY POWERFUL! Before anything ( you got a list?)…
With Joy…
“With Joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3 Can you see the heart in my picture below? The sun was shining through the blossoms on the tree, and to the right at the top you can see some bright pink from the blossoms outlining the heart. God speaks to us,…
Do you love me?
As early as Kindergarten little girls and boys would write multiple choice love letters. Do you love me? Yes No Maybe Please check the box. We are love and acceptance seekers. On Billy Graham’s devotional, he challenges us to renew our minds. The Bible tells to “Come now, and let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18)….
Rebirth
The woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and was healed is a powerful story in God’s Word. Not only had she spent her last penny on medical cures and procedures but she was an outcast. She could not be with her husband, take care of her children, or attend church–she was unclean. Many…
BEAUTIFUL WORSHIP SONG
Thank you Monica for sharing a GREAT worship song to go along with the message of “It’s not over!” WE WILL RISE!
It’s not over EVEN when it’s over
Abraham and Sarah and the birth of Isaac 400 years of slavery and deliverance Woman caught in adultery redeemed by Jesus Woman who had bled for 12 years –an outcast healed by her touching Jesus’ garment and He called her daughter (worth and acceptance) Resurrection Sunday is a remembrance that God is in the business of miracles….
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
The stations of the cross at Ivy Memorial Methodist Church– What a wonderful way to start Good Friday–remembering the Passover, The Garden of Gethsemane, The Cross, The Tomb…… Saturday morning we made Resurrection rolls and before we cooked them we each confessed what we wanted buried and gone so that on Resurrection Sunday we could experience new…
God is Speaking….
Closing down my laptop, I heard a song on my Iphone called Beloved AFTER writing the blog post, Dance with Me. I’m in a public place holding back tears and rejoicing. I can’t put into words the mystery of a man and woman in marriage. If you hold on long enough and work through it…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 