When the Holy Spirit clothes us with truth, provision to withstand, and protection, it becomes a hard shell of resistance to evil, and temptations in this world gone crazy. Armor up. So, who is dressing you? The world or God? Ephesians 6:11-13 says, “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to …
As I sat with the Holy Spirit last night on my screened porch, I thought about this quote and questioned why so many think of miracles in terms of rarity and magnitude. Why not everyday thankfulness for the miracle of surviving accidents, changed attitudes, addiction recovery, answered prayers,or a tiny white feather found on the …
How are you feeling about life these days? What does your will to persevere look like? Are you feeling powerful? That innate feeling of having the power to overcome, persevere, silence the demons, and find joy in the midst of the horrible only comes from Holy within. It is not found in a career, successful …
Life on earth is clothed in beauty, twirls of happiness, wonders of the universe, spins of serious illnesses, temptations, grief, heartbreak, and many things we just don’t understand. It is a given that we all will stumble along from time to time. There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time …
We are all walking miracles of varying degrees. From birth through the milestones reached in adulthood, there are ups, downs, surprises, unwelcome difficulties, and miracles. Everyone’s walk through life is different. The miracles are what resonates as the binding thread of humanity. We all have stumbled our way through the dark, not knowing what we …
When life’s lessons are hard, it is difficult to comprehend that something must end or die within in order for us to rise up a new and changed person. As well, it is usually a long learning process. Life is hard, but sometimes it is harder than we ever could imagine. Some give up. Some …
Forgiveness is not easy to fathom at times, especially when so many emotions are tied to the situation. Overthinking takes over. Justification of reasons not to forgive pop up right and left. We ponder it, wax and wane, then, when we have exhausted all avenues, the glaring truth points us back to the road of …
Isn’t this the truth for all, but especially for mother’s. Motherhood is the toughest job one will ever have, but the fleeting rewards are priceless. Yes, their is always a lesson wrapped in those failures that lead to understanding, eventually. A particularly hard motherly lesson for me was years ago as I sat on the …
The honesty in these statements settled into my soul when I read this list. Being a mom is not all gushing love with fairies and unicorns prancing about in open meadows with sunshine and blossoms. It is hard work, and none of us mom’s got an instruction manuel on how to be the bestest and …
Visions are always an ever changing work in progress. There’s lots of distractions that can hinder you from easily reaching and implementing the vision you have in mind for your life. Throw in a few relationships, marriage, kids, injuries, conflicts, career setbacks, illness, or a natural disaster, and your vision has veered off onto other …
