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  • 7 Things to Remember When Life Gets Me Down

    Sometimes I feel like I’m just barely getting by. Like I’m falling short in all the important areas of my life.  In finances.  In parenting.  In writing.  In taking care of my home.  “Not enough” is the allegation that keeps playing in my head.  But I know that this is…

  • Wandering in the wilderness and the wasteland

    I was raised by parents that knew Jesus.  When I was little, my mom talked to me a lot about Jesus and the Word of God.  I accepted Christ as my Savior as a young girl at church.  I prayed often, especially when I was worried or afraid.  The old…

  • The very best “YES”!

    Can you imagine how glad the disciples must have been that they had chosen to drop everything to follow Jesus?  That when they heard him say, “Follow me”, they left life the way they were doing it behind and followed him. No questions asked, and they never looked back. When…

  • Unreciprocated Kindness

    God expects us to be kind without conditions. To love our neighbors and our enemies. To treat others with kindness even when they don’t return the favor. To show unreciprocated kindness with our only motivation being to glorify God.  It would be great if our kindness was returned, but sometimes…

  • Find the way out!

    I am claustrophobic.  Not all small spaces send me into a panic, just small spaces that do not have a very clear way out. I’m fine in an elevator, as long as it opens when expected.  I can even handle a cave or a tunnel as long as I can…