Where is Your Voice?
While I had a great time away, I ended up returning with a very bad cold. For me, that’s not so unusual, and ordinarily isn’t a big deal, except this time it seemed to get progressively worse, and then ultimately caused me to lose my voice – which as far as I can remember, would […]
Always Better Than Expected
On relatively short notice, I decided to plan a cruise out of New York with my daughter for her winter recess. I have long recognized that the days are long, but the years are short and it’s becoming more real with each passing day. Because of the short notice, the trip was just to be […]
Extreme Measures
If you’re anything like me, I go to God and ask Him to solve a problem. As I always have my planning hat on, I also go with how the thing should be solved. Please tell me I’m not the only one. What I’ve noticed is that the way I ‘suggest’ He executes is never […]
‘Is There Anything Too Hard For the Lord?’
On Wednesday of this week, that was the anchor scripture of one of my daily devotions. It’s found in Genesis 18:14 and Jeremiah 32:27. Whenever I see this verse, it feels like a heavy hitter from God as those were words that He whispered clearly to my heart some years ago. I sat with it […]
Kindness Always Comes Back
When I was growing up, a grandmotherly figure shared that when we are kind, it always finds a way back to us, even if it’s not from the place where we first shared that kindness. I have kept this thought in the back of my mind for over 30 years. While this lady is now […]
Load the Dishwasher
Some weeks ago, I was hanging out with a mom friend and we were cooking together. As we were in the kitchen, and finished one thing, she would rinse the bowl or item and load it in the dishwasher. I stood there marveling. And asked her about it. She explained that her process was to […]
Forget The Former Things
Somehow as the new year has started, I’ve been camping out in Isaiah 43:16-19 and it states: This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,17 who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and...
We Overcome By Our/Others’ Testimonies
I had been tasked for church to do a segment I had done many times before. I sometimes share something educational or use a devotional from the Bible app. This time, my call felt very differently. I felt as if I was to tell my personal financial story. At least, mostly personal in the general […]
Pause and Reflect
As we end the year 2023, thank you for choosing to read these weekly devotions. I pray your hearts were blessed. Often times when a new year is upon us, there may be a sense of excitement of the new possibilities. Or there may be a daunting sense of carrying some of the things we […]
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 […]