I love God’s Word. I love reading scripture and discovering new Truths in scripture. I love being encouraged by God’s Word and claiming it as my own. I do not like to say I have a favorite verse because so many of them have guided me at different times in my story. I cling to …
Category: faith
It is good.
I one time heard a sermon on, or maybe a podcast about, how in Genesis 1 God creates and then He says, “It is good.” “Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!” Genesis 1:31 NLT In the beginning, God declared us good. We should start our …
Open heart.
Yesterday I shared how I have been thinking and practicing living with an open-handed mindset. Accepting what is, with open hands able to give and receive whatever comes. I also think we must cultivate an open-heart. An open-heart to love and to life and to possibilities. We seem to think it is much easier to …
Home.
This quote, “We're all just walking each other home.” I've been thinking about it, searching to understand it, learn from it. A lady I follow on Instagram posted the quote and shared, "Such a great reminder that we need each other. Are you surrounded by a community that reminds you who you are, that supports you …
The True Voice of Love.
Sometimes a devotional day from whatever yearly devotional I am currently reading really speaks to me. Then I think on it for days or weeks. I research aspects of it and seek to better understand. For example, I’m still thinking about a devotional from February 16 from the devotional Beloved…. “Fear is the great enemy …
God is with us. He never changes.
God is with us! With us in all our emotions, in our fears, doubts, overwhelm, challenges, conversations, as well as our joys, celebrations, and fun. There is an ebb and flow to all of life. Practicing awareness of God with me in all things is so helpful for me. Practicing awareness that God never changes. …
JESUS LOVES YOU.
"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31 "God is for you! Not 'may be,' not 'has been,' not 'was,' not 'would be,' but 'God is!' Can your purpose be taken or your value be diminished? No. No one can defeat …
St. Patrick.
I like St. Patrick’s Day so much. My boys might even tell you it’s my favorite holiday. But maybe not for the reason you may think. St. Patrick was a man who embodied faith, hope, and love. Ten or eleven years ago I read the children’s biography Life of St. Patrick and it changed the …
Acceptance.
“’We are meant to live in joy,’ the Archbishop explained. ‘This does not mean that life will be easy or painless. It means that we can turn our faces to the wind and accept that this is the storm we must pass through. We cannot succeed by denying what exists. The acceptance of reality is …
The Book of JOY.
I have been working on practicing mind-management for a couple years now. I love it when God confirms what I am learning/practicing with a book or sermon or podcast. Today I finished re-listening to The Book of JOY. I found it to be so insightful and full of wisdom for living a joy-filled life. It …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 