When you Google, “Favorite verses of all time,” this verse tops the list on so many surveys. It’s one of the first verses I ever memorized. Maybe it is for you as well? It was posted on the wall, underlined in my Bible, and repeated regularly in our household. And, Read more…
It’s a question I get asked all the time, especially with all that is going on in our world. Whether through email, direct messages, phone calls, or in person, people regularly pose these queries… – How do I know what God is calling me to do? – What does God Read more…
How to Make the Lord’s Prayer Personal One way for us to be more like Jesus is to follow His example of how we should pray. Remember, this was a pattern He gave us (a pattern is more of a guideline to help us organize our thoughts). One night as Read more…
Why Do We Praise God? It’s one of the most interesting stories in all of the Bible. I’ve read it several times before, but it was as if it leaped off the page this week as I was studying. This one story has been “following me” around all week… As Read more…
Keys For Finding Joy in Your Life Would you agree with this… “Happiness depends on external circumstances, but joy depends on the heart.” Why or why not? And, what is joy? How can you and I have more joy in our lives? “Just as the Father has loved Me, I Read more…
Promises to Cling to When You Are Walking Through a Dark Valley Unexplainable. Painful. Hurtful. Hard. They are Dark Valleys. Promises to Cling to When You Are Walking Through a Dark Valley All of us travel through them from time to time. There is no way around them. Life can’t Read more…
8 Ways We Know that God is Faithful God’s Faithfulness. Most of us have known about it since we were small children. We’ve heard about the faithfulness of God in church and Sunday school. 8 Ways We Know that God is Faithful We’ve read about the faithfulness of God in the Read more…
How to Heal a Broken Friendship I curled up on my bed, staring at my cell phone and willing it to vanish. Dreading the phone call awaiting me. Truly, my heart raced with each passing second. Next, to me, my husband sat and said, “Just go ahead and get it Read more…
7 Powerful Assurances When Life Is Spinning Around Too Fast It was called the “Merry Go Round.” Every day at recess, we would run and jump on that moving machine for the fun of it, and spin around until we were dizzy. We would twirl, swirl, bounce, and ride–laughing like Read more…
How Do I Know That God CARES? Does it sometimes feel like God doesn’t really care about you? After all, you can’t see Him, hear Him, or touch Him. A sweet friend asked me some hard questions this week. She wanted to know: Do you really believe God cares? Will Read more…
How to Find Peace in Your Life His name is Koda. He’s a huge fur ball that comes in at a whopping 88 pounds. Full of energy, always happy to see everyone, and cute as he can be, our six-year-old Australian Shepherd fills our life with joy. White, black, tan, Read more…
A Little Encouragement for Those Who Struggle with OCD From time to time, I meet friends who take the time to share their struggles with me. It’s amazing to hear about some of the issues, illnesses, and challenges that people are dealing with and fighting to overcome. A Story Recently, Read more…