Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
One beautiful Saturday I was faced with a choice: think positively. find the best in the situation, and encourage my family to do the same or lead them all down the dark, grumpy road I often traveled. After a morning of work I envisioned an afternoon curled up on the couch with a new read….
“You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.” Les Brown Are you a “when” person? When this happens I will ‘X’. When that happens I will “Y”. Do you really need to wait? If God has put a dream on your heart, give it to Him. When…
2:53pm Valentine’s Day. I released my final students of the day. I had permission to leave school immediately dashing over to my fourth-grader’s elementary school. I excitedly signed in at the office, prepared to help with Evita’s last class party of her elementary career. Thank you Lord that I could come today, I know this…
Remember your last really bad day? A day where you came home feeling like you’d lost everything? King David, a man after God’s own heart, had them too. In 1 Samuel 30:1-6 we see David’s story beginning with a great day. He is returning victoriously, leading his celebrating troops home to their families. Imagine the…
When tragedy strikes, it is sometimes hard to see God. We wonder where He was when the terrible times transpired. He knew. He cried with us. We are assured in the Psalms that He holds every tear we cry in His hand. He is not only catching and collecting our tears, He is catching and…
Sandra sank to the floor near her bed in exhausted desperation. The irony of the spot hit her full on. Years ago, as a child, she would kneel here before bed, conversing with God, just as Mama taught her. But Mama died. Sandra hadn’t spoken to God since. After years of silence, she cried out…
“Cleanse me with hyssop and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7 NIV “What does it mean to repent?” I asked the sweet ten-year-old girl before me. She glanced thoughtfully toward the ceiling, and after a moment’s consideration answered both thoroughly and succinctly, “Coming clean.” Wow. How…
Do you get nervous meeting new people? What will he think? What if I inadvertently offend her? First impressions matter, we’re told. Some claim employers have a good idea just 7 seconds into an interview if a candidate is a good fit. In our feeble attempt to get the job, keep the job, give a…
When was the last time you did everything right, but ended up lost? I recently traveled into a city I don’t know well. Major road construction detoured me from the prescribed route and my GPS couldn’t find me. I ended up in a residential neighborhood pulling up my maps app. I was more than a…
Living in the Midwest, we experience all four seasons. Spring is my favorite season, with everything “greening up”, and buds bursting forth into bloom with a wide array of color following the stark black and white of winter. Each season has its own work, and own perks. In spring, many people, including myself, plant gardens…