She Treasured All These Things in Her Heart
As my Pastor preached a message ‘You Won’t Believe What I Saw’, he shared from the passage Luke 2, where the Shepherds went to Mary and Joseph. As he read from the passage, the words ‘and Mary treasured these things in her heart’ jumped out at me. As I came prepared to write, with no […]
We’ve Come This Far By Faith
This is the title for the month of December for our church’s sabbath school theme. We’ve come this far by faith. I can’t help but look and smile as I think of the faith journey I’ve been walking for the last few years. The years have been filled with many very surprising blessings and if […]
Year End Giving Opportunities
This article was written by my Christian Financial Advisors Network colleague and highlights some considerations of different ways to make charitable gifts. Written By Donovan Brooks, CFP®, CKA® As we progress into the final quarter of the year, it tends to beg the question, “What are the tax advantaged year-end giving...
‘And There Was a Sign’
A few years ago, I had a very important decision to make. I had started to feel like the Lord was calling me in a different direction, but it didn’t make much sense to me at the time. I had recently read Mark Batterson’s book ‘Draw the Circle’ where he shared about praying around places […]
It’s Really Growing
My friend sent me the picture being used for today’s post. He understands my struggles and frustrations. It’s such a beautiful thing to have friends who understand. Thank you, friend. As my eyes cleared from sleep and I was able to read the words, I thought ‘yup, this is so very true’.. but still not […]
Are You Thankful?
As we are in a season of Thanksgiving, I am pausing to choose to be thankful. This Thanksgiving was very low key, and yet it had everything we needed. My mom, daughter and I crossed state lines to celebrate with my mom’s best friend, since before I was born, and her husband. My aunt has […]
Ways to be Prosperous and Successful
Today’s thought was inspired by the Bible App’s verse of the day: Joshua 1:8 ‘Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.’ As I read the […]
Holiday and Gift Giving Tips
As we approach the holidays, I want to share some conversations I have been having around gift giving for the holidays. It’s so easy to get caught up in wanting to give gifts, even little trinkets to everyone – that we sometimes unknowingly end up spending way more than we intended. As you start to […]
Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us
This week as I was reorganizing my closet, I came across my high school shirt that had been signed by my friends. This shirt had survived an international move, and probably five moves after that. Initially, I wanted to keep it as a reminder of my high school years and then as the years passed, […]
Go in Boldness and Courage
A few days ago, one of my daughter’s friend’s mom came up to me to share that she had been reading my book and how much it’s helping her. I smiled, hugged her and thanked her for sharing with me. The thing is, I had given her the book relatively early in the pandemic as […]