Your heart is broken! You loved big and you weren’t loved in return and the pain feels overwhelming. If you click over to the Blessing Counters Prayer Page, healing and restoration of broken hearts caused by broken relationships is the number one prayer request. No matter how hard you and I try, rejection is an… Read More
It’s that time of the year… I’ve heard friends are calling it #Maycember. And I understand. I still remember overstuffed calendar pages filled with end of the school year events and activities, and although the days were long and exhausting, that wasn’t the hardest part… The hardest part was dealing with impending CHANGE! The end… Read More
When I tell you I’m a mess, I’m admitting I’m a sinner … I’m not saying it’s okay. When I say that my life is a mess, I’m recognizing that I am living out the consequences of my sin and the sins of the people around me … every single day. When I talk about… Read More
It can happen in the middle of the mess but it can also happen when the chaos is over and you’re left picking up the pieces of your life. If you’re like me, questions take over your thoughts… “What now?”“What’s next?”“What am I supposed to do?”“Where do I go from here?” Or maybe, your questions… Read More
Have you ever followed someone’s advice or went along with what they were doing and realized later that you had made a huge mistake? Yea, me too. You went shopping with a friend and overspent your budget so you could get matching bags.You spent time gossiping with a friend and later learned she was also… Read More
Thank you so much for SHOUTING your disapproval and disagreements on social media and blog comments. You’ve convinced me how much I really need to know your Jesus. Said no one ever! So many of those disagreements have to do with the things we consider moral and immoral, right and wrong, good and bad …… Read More
I’ve read a handful of books in my life that I would say have been “life-changing” in the ways they have challenged me and grown my faith. Books I simply call – the Best Faith Books! These are books I reread often. Most have them have been around for a while. I’m guessing that even… Read More
I’m not a fan of many of the sayings you typically find on church signs. You know. Things like… Don’t tell God how big your fear is, tell your fear how big your God is. F.E.A.R. – False Evidence Appearing Real Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death. Although there may be… Read More
Have you ever noticed that the first emotion Adam and Eve experienced after eating the forbidden fruit was fear and here we are still struggling with it thousands of years later? I used to think I was in a small group of fear-filled worriers. Almost everyone around me seemed more capable and courageous than me.… Read More
It’s Easter! He is Risen! I thought this would be the easiest prayer of all to write until I began and words seemed beyond my reach because I knew the truth… How Can I Ever Begin to Thank You, Jesus? Your Resurrection Day changed everything! Everything! Because of Your resurrection… My sins are forgiven and… Read More
It’s the day between Good Friday and Easter. And for a moment, I want to turn my attention from Jesus to His followers because I can relate to between days … painful days of confusion, overwhelming grief and unanswered questions. I think most of us have experienced those “in-between” days. The truth is we’re all… Read More
I have a hard time getting my brain around all that this day we call “Good Friday” embraces. When I think about the betrayals and denials, trials and lashes, a crown of thorns and crowds shouting “crucify Him” … all pieces of the day that Jesus suffered and died. How can we call it …… Read More
So much happened on Thursday of Holy Week. Jesus washed His apostles’ feet. He celebrated a Passover meal with them. He walked with them and taught them about faith and faithfulness. He warned them of the world’s hatred and promised them the presence of the Holy Spirit. And He prayed. Today, I’m praying and asking… Read More
We don’t know what Jesus did on Wednesday of Holy Week. It is the only day we don’t have an account of His words or activity. Jesus knew what the next few days would bring and I want to follow His example… When I’m stretched by people and problems. When days ahead promise to be… Read More
On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus spent one last day teaching in the Temple Courtyard and the leading priests and elders came to Him with a challenge… “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?” Matthew 21:23 After answering their question with a question … He began teaching some… Read More