Have you ever felt like your life story is insignificant? Do you even know what your story is or who is writing it? Do you feel stuck, like your story is not turning out the way you hoped it would? Or are you filled with fear and anxiety about what the future holds? Then welcome, you’ve come to the right place. Each week you will find a new post that will encourage you and help you lean into God and live the unique story He penned for you.
Advent is a season filled with expectation. Expectations of family visits, gifts selected with great care, that special meal, Christmas Eve services and more. But What about the unexpected? In the blink of an eye, your life can change dramatically. It sure happened that way on that first Christmas. Oh, the world including Mary was […]
What is your most favorite Christmas gift you ever received? What is the one thing you want for Christmas this year? Did you ever stop to wonder if God wants anything for Christmas? Generally, we have two Christmas lists. The first one is the list of things we want for Christmas. The second is what […]
Welcome to the season of Advent. Traditionally, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. A time of waiting and anticipation. The word Advent comes from the Latin. It means coming. We look back to the first Advent when a miracle happened on a chaotic night in Bethlehem. The promised Messiah who God’s people had waited […]
Can you believe today is Thanksgiving day? Are you Ready? How will you celebrate? What traditions do you practice? Thanksgiving day is a time set aside for gratitude. But what is gratitude? Defining Gratitude How do you define gratitude? Is it a warm fuzzy feeling as you count your blessings or is it something more? […]
Recently a friend posted a question on Facebook that launched me into a lot of thought about how I would answer. She asked, “What is the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them for the first time?” I Didn’t Know How To Answer I have to admit that I could not answer […]
We are all running from something or someone. The question is are we running in the right direction. The other day I looked out my window at the right time to witness a precious scene unfolding. My neighbor across the street was on the way to her car with her toddler. Just as they reached the […]
We all have a comfort zone but the key is not to get stuck there. It happens every time I step into the shower. My three dogs, Miley, Sadie, and Zoe follow me into the bathroom and curl up on the bathroom rug in front of the shower. Stuck In Our Comfort Zone They don’t […]
Social Media should I stay or should I go? Have you ever asked yourself this question? What is the right answer? If you are anything like me at one time or another, these questions have crossed your mind. Social media not only didn’t exist when I was younger we didn’t even imagine it or the impact it […]
What a way to start the day. Like most of you, I have a morning routine. But on this beautiful spring Wednesday it got turned on its head in a hurry. It started out, as usual, waking to birds singing outside my bedroom window. Spending the first five minutes with God before my feet hit […]
Does God dance? To be honest, I had never thought about it. That was until a couple of years ago when I came across the topic in a most unusual way. A friend and I took a bus trip to Kentucky to visit the Ark Encounter (you can check it out here). It was an […]