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
Being included means a lot. Many people struggle with loneliness. Peer pressure is fierce. But thanks to Jesus, I know I am a part of something much bigger. I am a member of a family, now and forever. "Our" is a possessive pronoun that means "belonging to us" and is used before a noun, such … Continue reading Our
I read this the other morning and it took my breath away. When I think of the restraint Jesus showed on the cross, I am eternally grateful. In celebrating His birth, I also celebrate His ultimate "end game" via the cross. Restoring our relationship with the Father, like it was meant to be from the … Continue reading Restraint
This is my final post for the group blogging our Advent 2025 series. This week I am focusing on praise. Because of what Jesus did in coming to earth, He deserves all our praise. Praise is pure truth (based on Ps 8:2)Praise is the expressed word, promises, and nature of God. It is active,powerful, and … Continue reading Advent 2025 #4
This is the next in the Advent 2025 series I am doing with my fellow bloggers. This week my focus is on Jesus the Redeemer. Because we were in need of one, and He came to earth to fulfill that role for us. This references the salvation he accomplished, and is based on the metaphor … Continue reading Advent 2025 #3
When thinking about the next categories for this Advent series I am joining fellow bloggers to post, this morning taking communion came to mind. Because of Jesus coming the first time, He invites us to take communion with Him, in remembrance of Him. One of my local liquor stores stocks communion wine. It is Kosher … Continue reading Advent 2025 #2
God Still Speaks 