Answered prayers
Answered prayers When I was asked to speak last year, I just knew what my topic would be – Answered Prayers. The topic was on my heart since shortly after being asked to speak in February, but I wouldn’t actually speak until December. I had plenty of time to prepare, and just knew that when […]
Will you say ‘yes’?
I recently had two interactions that have left me wanting to say ‘yes’ to God’s requests more. There are situations that we are put in, and ‘assignments’ we are given. Sometimes we can see right away the impact we make, and other times it will not be until we make it to God’s kingdom that […]
Wisdom
Do you have a favorite ‘wisdom’ story in the Bible? My all time favorite has to be when King Solomon thought he was in a dream when God asked him what he wanted from Him. Instead of Solomon asking for riches or long life or any of those things, he asked for wisdom from God […]
Idols
I’ve been coming across readings and devotions that have centered around idols quite frequently lately. Usually when that happens, it causes me to stop and take notice. I started doing a mental note: do I have any idols? In the past I’ve been quick to deny that I have any idols. After all, I’m a […]
Worship while you wait
Have you ever gone through a situation that you just knew that was going to come out a certain way, but then it didn’t? Yesterday was that day for my mom and me. We have been in the court system for a non paying tenant for a year now. The last time we went in […]
Standing your ground
Have you ever gotten in trouble for standing up for something you believe in? I came across the well known story of the three Hebrew boys in Daniel 3. They refused to bow down to the idol that King Nebuchadnezzar had built. I read through the whole chapter and got chills in the way they […]
Spiritual gifts
Do you know what your spiritual gifts are? If you had asked me a year ago, I don’t even know that I would have known what are considered spiritual gifts. Actually, I didn’t look up the definition of spiritual gifts until last week. I just did a quick search to share some with you: they […]
Negative Self Talk
In the last day or so, I’ve heard my 5 year old starting to speak negatively over herself. As we were in the car she might have started fussing over something and I told her no. Not in an angry way – but the final answer was no. She started crying and saying ‘I’m a […]
My bruised thumb
I went excavating last night. Well. Not really. I sat in my living room and ‘excavated’ a dinosaur from an egg. I gave my daughter money to buy gifts for her teachers and a few family members, along with a budget on how much to spend on each. She came back with a gift for […]
What is your life jacket?
My daughter and I love the water. I started her in swimming lessons earlier in the year because I’m a big believer in water safety and teaching kids to swim at an early age. My mom had done the same for me. On a recent trip, a few months after her swimming classes had started, […]