“For great is His love towards us and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.” Psalm 117:2 August 2016 was life changing for me. Not only was my oldest son getting married, but our community suffered an unprecedented flood— and it all happened at the same time. We had left our new home in Louisiana nice and tidy to travel to Hot...
Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is...
Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed to the point that you felt the next wave would surely take you under? You see no way out. Nothing is going to change…it’s hopeless. There is no solution. That day came in my life on Palm Sunday, 1988. Our bags were packed for a Spring Break vacation, and we were leaving directly after church. ...
“So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the HOPE we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He who promised is reliable and faithful to His Word.” Hebrews 10:23 (Amplified Bible) A young married couple tried to have children for 5 years, to no avail. God had promised them children and they were HOLDING ONTO...
One morning, very early, I was rocking our newest addition to our family, our third child, Jacob Earl. The sun was rising over the beautiful rolling hillside on a crisp, spring morning. Everyone was still sleeping and the house was peacefully quiet. My mind was taking in all the beauty that surrounded me and my heart was swelling with love...
It was the beautiful moment in the evening just before the sun was going to kiss the day goodbye and I took advantage by jetting out the door to drink in the splendor of a walk. As I briskly began my journey around the neighborhood of townhouses I found myself saying out loud the ponderings in my heart. Here I...
Acceptance is a magnet that draws us in, comforts us, encourages us, and spurs us on to do more. Approval from others confirms that we are on the track, and gives us the energy we need to keep going. If you are human, you have felt the pull toward acceptance and approval of people. When someone tells you that your message,...
One of my favorite places to be is the beach – on the shore where it’s calm, I can hear the waves crashing, I feel the sun shining on me. I love it….ALL! But, swimming out into the ocean is a completely different story. The water is very deep and you can’t stand and that can be an overwhelming feeling...
How’s this for embarrassing? A blaring firetruck showed up in front of my house accompanied by a squad car for the 2nd time that day. Is it because there was a serious fire? No. It was because I kept setting off the smoke detectors with my holiday cooking gone bad. Not ok! I was tempted to disconnect those smoke detectors,...
I’ve read the parable of the “talents” from Matthew 25:14-30 many, many times – like I’m sure you have.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave 5 talents, to another 2, and to another 1, to each according...