Sometimes you just need to let go and drop some things that are preventing your growth in Jesus. You need to leave them in the dust. Defined, it means to easily defeat, to go far ahead, and to abandon or leave behind. Sometimes people just feel the need to sling their garbage onto you. We … Continue reading Leave it in the dust
Summer is in full swing, and before kids have to go back to school, I felt the need to take a vacation. I went online and found an itinerary that would tantalize and excite any traveler! Five different times receive 39 lashes. Three times get beaten with rods. Three times get shipwrecked. Spend a whole … Continue reading Vacation Plans
I was listening to the Bible on my drive home Friday and when I heard this verse (John 8:14) I had to pull over for a moment. Jesus said, “for I know where I came from and where I am going.” He was answering the Pharisees who wanted more proof of who He was. But … Continue reading Another Wow moment
I read something the other day that blew my mind and I knew it had to be shared. One of the interesting things about Noah's ark was the fact that it had only one door. Dr. W. A. Criswell explains, “There was not a door above for the birds to come in, not a little … Continue reading One Door
Seventh grade was eye opening for me. It was there I learned I love math and science. I also had an art teacher who opened up new horizons for my mind as well. The class on perspective was fantastic. She gave us the instructions, and we had to make our own drawings using perspective. Perspective … Continue reading Perspective
This coming Friday I will be in court as an expert witness in a case. I have done this in the past and it is never pleasant, no matter how prepared I am. It just puts you on edge. But I'll be okay. I just finished reading Bob Goff's book Love Does and was thrilled … Continue reading Live Palms Up
As it is so busy at my office during tax season, my boss (me) told her employee (also me) that she would need to eat lunch at the office. So I am (we are) eating in. Lately I have been amazed by people's testimonies. I cannot get enough of seeing the goodness of God showing up … Continue reading Powerful
During this Lent season, where I am fasting from taking offense, a fellow blogger asked me, “What are you going to replace it with?” Boy that hit me right between the eyes! So I stopped everything and asked God. After just sitting with it awhile, I felt God saying this—My love. Two simple yet incredibly … Continue reading Lent 2026 #5 Cleaning House
I love how when you are paying attention, God puts things on your path to guide you. It can come from the most unlikely sources, but the key is to be aware. We were watching an Alfred Hitchcock Hour show the other night entitled Water's Edge. The main plot is two prison cellmates, Rusty and … Continue reading Lent 2026 #3 Water’s Edge
Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting, from Feb 18 to Apr 2, 2026 The 40 days of Lent echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry. Fasting is the act of … Continue reading Lent 2026
