Insights to help guide and develop faith and trust in God.
When I was a little girl, my family attended church regularly and I loved it! I felt God near me, learned the Bible and was embraced by our community of faith. I participated in children’s programs, went to kids camps and was involved in Youth for Christ. Seeds of God’s love were planted, ready to …
Living in southeastern Wisconsin, every winter I am reminded of the importance to learn to wait on God’s timing. The Beauty of Waiting on God’s Timing Each year my big Mother’s Day gift is when my husband takes me on a shopping spree to pick out flowers for the hanging baskets in our entryway. When …
I look forward to Spring Cleaning! I’m one of those people that LOVES to organize and purge this time of year. There is such a sense of accomplishment when I open my cabinets and closets to see everything in it’s proper place. I also love “to-do’ lists. My taskmaster personality enjoys focusing and getting things …
Have you completed everything you intended for this Lenten season? Did you strive and achieve heroically? Did you keep resolutions and promises? Did you grow spiritually by leaps and bounds? There are some of us that may have experienced spiritual awakenings and breakthroughs and for that, I truly applaud you! However, if life’s circumstances have …
Uncertainty is difficult to face especially when we feel alone. God used a dream to remind me and our family that He is always available to rescue us if we put our trust in Him. We All Need to Be Rescued From the safety of the small boat, we were attempting to reach the little …
I don’t know about you, but I am glad 2020 is in full swing, and many people have told me they feel the same way! 2019 was very challenging for me. I like to think that the challenges I faced made me a better Christian and that I’ve grown from them. The truth is, most …
Imagine your worst fear coming to life. Do you know how you would face it? Do you think God would be there to help you? I can answer these questions because one of my worst fears came true. Struggles with fear My problem with fear began in my 40’s. I had three siblings diagnosed with …
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I’m trying to pray audacious prayers. Audacious is not a word that gets used every day. It implies a boldness that isn’t always appropriate. Dictionary.com uses such phrases as “recklessly brave” and “recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like.” That’s a lot of reckless. Anyone who knows me would not describe …
On a chilly day in April 2006 my husband, Cory, entered a Mongolian orphanage. He walked around the clean, sterile environment and noticed the children observing him. This tall, strange man who suddenly appeared in their very private world. Out of the many orphans in the room there was one destined to be our child; …
New Orleans is focused on Kings and Queens this time of year as “King’s Day” is being celebrated on January 6. Traditionally it represents the day the three Wise Men brought gifts to baby Jesus. In New Orleans it is the official kick off to the Carnival Season, with bakeries doing double time baking king-cakes. …
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