Posted in April 2014

Eyes Trained On Jesus!

Eyes Trained On Jesus!

Our eyes should always be on our Lord and Savior–not looking to the right or to the left–but when life throws us a curve ball we often become distracted and our eyes begin to wander. When our eyes are bouncing all about, rather than beginning trained on Jesus we begin to sink, therefore we mustn’t allow … Continue reading

Five Minute Friday – Friend

Five Minute Friday – Friend

I’m hooking up with Five Minute Friday. You write for five minutes unedited about one word. Today’s word is friend. Friend It was the summer of “87” we were both nineteen, just kids really. We were both working at a ground cover nursery for the summer–both making money for college. I’d been working for several … Continue reading

Update

Update

I’ve been a little sparse on my blog of late; I’ve been involved in some special ministry projects at my church–collecting hope (hygiene kits for the homeless) and Refresh with One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (women’s refresh day). I will be posting on both in the near future. I wanted to direct you to … Continue reading

Depression

Depression

The World Health Organization estimates that about 121 million people worldwide suffer from depression; in the United States alone there are 14.8 million people who are afflicted with this illness. When one lives in a fallen world is it any wonder that so many people suffer from this disorder? Day after day the news keeps us apprised … Continue reading

Accidents

Accidents

There was a phrase that people used to say, it went something like this, “It’s nobody’s fault …accidents just happen.” Accidents just happen…they’ve been happening since the beginning of time they’ll continue to happen until Christ returns–they will always be apart of our everyday lives–end of story. Or is it? Have we forgotten “The Golden … Continue reading

Maverick

Maverick

We have a new baby (eight week’s old) in the house–his name’s Maverick. He’s a playful bundle of fur–black as a starless sky at midnight. We picked him up Thursday evening and he’s already stolen our hearts. He was a birthday gift for our youngest who turned eleven last week.How does one choose–they were all … Continue reading

Left To Tell

Left To Tell

A few year’s ago I read the book  Left To Tell, Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immacule’e Ilibagize. It was the first time I’d ever heard of the 1994 Rwandan genocide where more than one million people were killed in a hundred-day seige. Tutsi men, woman, and children were viciously slaughtered by machetes, machine-guns, … Continue reading

Wounded Spirits

Wounded Spirits

It’s an age old problem…the strong picking on the weak. It’s called bullying and it results in wounded spirits. We all agree it’s wrong to heckle, harass, torment, mock, hit, punch, name call…bully another human being. We make commercials about bullying, we write books about bullying, and we even seek Dr. Phil’s advice on how … Continue reading

Writer

Writer

I’m hooking up with Five Minute Friday today. Where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt (word). Today’s word is writer. Writer God gives each of us our own set of unique gifts. When we use our gifts for God’s glory our spirits come alive and we impact the world for … Continue reading