Ordination Day This past Sunday, I was ordained by the elders of my church. It was a special and significant day for me. I was surrounded by my family and friends, my church family that has known me since birth, and new friends that I get to minister to and with on a daily basis.…
The exchange was a tense one. Kids were screaming. Mama was screaming. There were tears and accusations and defenses. And all before 9 a.m. All before coffee. We were in a hurry to scoot out the door to school and everything was going sideways. Laundry baskets of clean clothes were turned over. The toddler literally…
Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? We’ll look at another woman whose story will encourage us to trust. Once again, I asked the same set of questions to all of them: What is your definition of trust? Was there…
Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? In the Trust series, we look at women whose stories encourage us to trust. I asked the same set of questions of all of them: What is your definition of trust? Was there…
Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? We’ll look at some women whose stories will encourage us to trust in this Trust series. I asked the same set of questions of all of them: What is your definition of trust?…
Have you ever considered memorizing scripture? Perhaps you are a lot like me and tend to forget the verse as soon as you read it. I grew up in church and learned a lot of scripture, but John 3:16 and some of the 23rd Psalm are the only ones that I can recall after repeating…
2020 was a year of significant life-altering decisions, not just due to the pandemic; but for me personally. Every special day was hard to celebrate without an overcast of memories to wade through. New Year’s, birthdays, Valentines, anniversaries, and even what used to be my favorite times of the year, Thanksgiving and Christmas, were sprinkled…
Yesterday I was sitting in church pondering the anguish Christ felt as His own people rejected Him, and sentenced Him to die a horrible death on the cross. As I contemplated that anguish another thought crossed my mind. I’ve never pondered before that perhaps our Savior felt a certain amount of anguish when He chose…
Shame – how do you move beyond it? I lived with shame for most of my life. UNWORTHY was my battle cry. It affected every area of my life. I had zero self-confidence and beating myself up seemed to be my favorite pastime. Until one day a good friend asked me if I believed that…
Join us as we talk about our own family traditions and how to handle making new ones during times of loss. You find the episode on your favorite podcast platform at https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1anqr9 or on Youtube at: