“Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint.” Oswald Chambers I sometimes struggle with prayer. As a Christian writer, it is hard to author a post admitting I struggle with a basic function in our faith. But honestly, I struggle with it sometimes. At times, I struggle how to pray, what to […]
“They took an oath to the Lord with loud acclamation, with shouting…” 2Chronicles 15:14 (Gentlemen, I hope you don’t mind, this one is for the ladies today) Has anyone heard you roar lately? Have you leaned back and let it out? Maybe it’s time to. Maybe it’s time to tell the world—you are here, […]
“Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God…” 1 Kings17:24 NIV He wasn’t in the wind. He wasn’t in the earthquake. He wasn’t in the fire. But He was there. God promised Elijah he would show up, and that He did. The Lord decided to make […]
Have you all tried the Chicago Mix popcorn that Costco sells? O. M. G.!!! It’s a mix between cheddar cheese and caramel flavored popcorns—can it get any better? But after some wrangling between my husband and I, for our favorites in the bag, it finally dawned on me that this treat might be a great […]
“One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.” – Isaiah 44:5 NIV Do I even dare broach the subject of tattoos? I think we’ve all seen by now […]
The day she was born, he held her using both hands. His right cupped under her delicate head and the left at her little feet. As in a Lion King moment, he raised her high up into the air, presenting his bundle of joy to the world. As he lifted his tiny daughter, the […]
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3 NIV The State of California is in a drought. The experts are calling it a “severe drought.” I live here. Yep, it’s dry! The rains that normally come in the spring were mere trickles this year, and […]
“Hold on to what is good.” 1Thessalonians 5:21 NLT I wish I could say I knew her, but I can’t. We went to support her daughter but we didn’t know her mom. We heard about her, we heard the stories, but time didn’t allow us to get to know her. If she was […]
