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Transforming Disappointments
Disappointment stings. And sometimes no matter how much you tell yourself there are factors its not personal its ok inside your heart you feel disappointed. I wish I could take it away, wash it away, scrub the pain...
Turning Your Eyes
For many years prayer meant praying the problem away. Right? A little like Clairol washing the gray away by covering the grey. I’d pray and pray and trust that God had it in His control. My focus was on the difficulty that was beyond me; the need that threatened my...
Learning To Trust
From the time I was a young girl, I prayed. I knew without any doubt that this life was way too big for me. I needed God. I desperately needed Him. I learned to fold my hands and bow my head...
Awake and Pray
From the time I was a child I’ve prayed. Short prayers. Meal time prayers. Goodnight prayers. And many others. Yes, there were prayers before going to Vacation Bible School asking the Lord to help me find the right bus home. And...
House Arrest?
Her words caused my breathing to stop. For a moment. How could it possibly be? "You are under house arrest. You must stay inside and talk to no one," My thoughts raced in a million different directions. What had I done? Here I was thousands of miles from home. I was...
7 Words That Could Change Your Day
The words stayed with me long after my vacation in Maine long after I'm miles and miles from the store long after the long summer days have ended. "It's Going to be a Wonderful day." Yes, that's how she greeted us each morning when I pay for my hot vanilla...
The Promise
As I scroll down my social media feed and check my email I'm overwhelmed by offers to join this and sign up for that. Good things. Yes classes, conferences, trainings that I might enjoy and benefit from. But I wonder.... Pushing away from my laptop I reach for my...
When Failure Leads To Success
Our family loves dogs and over the years we have had a few but one will always be extra special in my heart. Savanna was a beautiful, black labrador- trained to be a show dog, but her sensitive personality made it difficult for her to perform before...
Choices Choices and More Choices
My eyes stared at all the blueberry muffins, apple muffins, chocolate chip muffins, delicious looking scones, almond biscotti and so much more. How could I possibly choose? Seconds turned to minutes as I stood there. If there had been only two or three options my...
Where Do You Look For Help?
Where do you look for help? Difficulties abound. Financial disaster. Disease. Decisions. Debates rage. Back and forth. Emotional pain. Where do you look for help? Politicians want us to look to them for assistance. Doctors want us to look to them for healing....