I was like Hannah who cried out, “For this child I have prayed!” And pray I did. Doctors gave little hope that my hubs and I would ever be able to have children. Then in God’s sovereign and perfect timing, we were overjoyed to welcome 3 boys in almost as many years. I wish I had a dime for every diaper I changed during those frenzied, fantastic days. Instant college fund! I was a church kid, and so are my boys. That’s a good thing! However, I have this haunting fear that I am going to Continue Reading
Petty Distractions – Satan’s Subtle Weapon Against You
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. (Psalm 23:5 NASB) It was summertime, and the temperatures were rising quickly. The shepherd looked up the mountain and saw the nebulous, dusty cloud on its peak. It would be another dry, dreadful summer in Judea. He walked towards his flock, frowning while approaching the dirty sheep. The mosquitos and gnats that filled the Judean Mountains that time of the year were Continue Reading
Finding Elim: A Lesson On Chasing Holy Ever After {#RechargeWednesday LINKUP}
"It was there at Marah that the Lord set . . to test their faithfulness to him." - Exodus 15:25 - One of the last statements to reach my ears directly from the mouth of my college sweetheart was: "Now I can finally live happily ever after" - words that would coincide with the marriage to her "new" husband. In the rear view mirror was a 21 year marriage and divorce where quite possibly she was more married to an idea than to a man . . an idea of a kind of life as a Pastor's life that was free Continue Reading
A Mother’s Day Gift: No More Guilt and Fear {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
I held the 16-ounce, $5 jar of mayonnaise in one hand, while looking at the 32-ounce container of regular mayo sitting on the shelf in front of me. The regular mayo was on sale — buy one, get one free. All reason within me shouted that I should buy the least expensive kind, and put the outrageously expensive jar back in the shelf. And yet, I found myself carefully placing the organic mayo inside my shopping cart. Sigh. Torn between common sense and guilt, old, fear-ridden reasons danced Continue Reading
Could God Be Waiting on You? {Recharge LINKUP Party}
Luke 17:11-14 “When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.” v.14 They left their hiding place when they heard that He was passing by. They approached the gathering from a distance, for they knew they weren’t welcome. They saw Him and the multitude that followed. Was He really Messiah? Was He really the great Healer and Deliverer? Shame and pain took over their souls, as bystander’s watched from afar, running Continue Reading
A Shiny Golden Calf – Do You Have One?
But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin. 2 Kings 10:31 I sat on the floor of my prayer closet, overwhelmed by God’s mercy and grace. Once again God’s Word met me where I was, filling the places that needed nourishment, healing the wounds in my heart, shining His light in my dark places. It never gets old. But it takes a new meaning after a season of gray Continue Reading
