Life gets hard, am I right?! We can so quickly feel defeated and easily angered because this isn’t what we signed up for. It’s funny though, I have experienced in these moments that when I turn to Jesus and weaken my grip on my problems,...
As a Certified Coach/Mentor to women on life and leadership, the first question I ask them, no matter what the circumstance, is “what does your devotion time look like?”. Why ask that question? Because it is all about the basics. Ask a professional athlete or...
I want to not be afraid of the future. But my eyes are fixed on what is seen. I want to live with praise on my lips and a worshipful heart But my mind and heart are filled with earthly things. I want to be all God intends for...
During my devotion time, I like to listen to worshipful instrumentals. Recently, when I was writing in my journal and listening to the song, “You are my All in All,” instead of going into the chorus again after the second verse, the instrumental went right...
If you are closer in age to a Senior citizen than to a Senior in high school, you may remember a game show in the 1950s called " Truth or Consequences". It started on the radio in the '40s and was last seen on TV...
Know Him, Know Peace! No Him, No Peace! I’m sure you have probably seen this maxim on a Church sign somewhere in Smalltown, USA. I think it is clever and summarizes numerous scriptures about peace. God is the author of peace. For God is not the author of confusion but...
“Forgive me for turning too many things into competitions. For being so fixated on what I don't have that I leave the gifts You've given me underdeveloped and much less effective than You intended them to be. Forgive me for thinking pitifully little of the...
On Cloud Nine...
I love one-liners, motto’s, and other life and leadership nuggets that I can write on my oversized sticky notepad and put on my office walls. Right now, from my office chair, my walls surround me with life-giving scriptures, quotes, prayers, and one-liners. Reading these words daily,...
The quote “Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal,” was originated by Thomas Moore, in a song he wrote in 1816. More recently, this quote is used in David Crowder’s song, “Come as you are.” Even more recently, a friend of mine used this...