Overwhelmed. Have you ever felt that way? Maybe you are overwhelmed by the many things clamoring for your attention. As a single mom, you have kids needing your attention. Or bills that need to be paid. Or everyone you know and love experiencing pain. Or you just feel like there’s not enough of you to…
So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any…
Have you ever found yourself looking at your circumstances, frustrated by the lack of progress? Overwhelmed by the difficulties? Wondering where God is, why He isn’t coming through the way He said He would? I’ve been there. I am there in many ways. Two years ago, I very clearly heard God tell me, “I am…
“Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10 At the beginning of this year, the only thing I could hear God say was, “Rest in My presence.” And I am learning just how hard that is for me. I’m an active person. I am always on the go, trying to get stuff done….
It’s Friday morning here in Oklahoma, and I’ve been awake for almost five hours. Nothing unusual for me. I’m usually an up-by-5:00-am kind of person. This week, however, has been a week of recovery. I spent last week in the Colorado silence–and quite honestly I didn’t realize just how foreign the silence is. But, after…
Hi Friends!! Seems like I dropped off the face of the earth. After thirteen years of regular blogging, I just kind of disappeared. I am so sorry! Thank you to those who have reached out to see if something had happened. That means the world to me! I wish I could give you some grand…
My husband and I took a long drive to south Texas this last weekend for an anniversary trip. Let me start by saying – Can you believe it’s been 8 years of marriage? I remember sharing with my blog readers when we first began dating and how you all walked with me through the mess….
Have you ever wondered how two people can experience similar circumstances and reach drastically different conclusions? I recently read an interview with Jen Hatmaker. If you aren’t familiar with Hatmaker, she has been a Christian writer and speaker for most of her adult life. She was a pastor’s wife, and about five years ago walked…
Thunder Up! Some of you may know that I am from Oklahoma. Specifically, I am from the greater Oklahoma City area. You might even know that we have a professional basketball team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Perhaps some of you even know that our Thunder are the 2025 World Champions!! Sunday night, the OKC Thunder…
For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard,…
I listened to Sunday’s sermon from my son’s church this morning. It was Celebration Sunday, an event they schedule every May and December. It is a day designated to celebrate the work God is doing in their midst. In scripture, we often see the Israelites celebrate God’s work. After they crossed the Red Sea and…
Several years ago, I wrote An Open Letter to Lysa TerKeurst when she announced her pending divorce from her husband of nearly 30 years following his adultery. Since that time, TerKeurst has gone through reconciliation attempts, cancer, divorce, and remarriage. This morning, I read an article from a question and answer session with TerKeurst as…