A couple rushes to the altar after a short-term courtship. A spouse gives in to lust and commits adultery. A wife spouts off insults against her husband. A mother lashes out at her children with no regard for the damage thoughtless words will cause. Impulsivity is perhaps one of the most primal instincts known to men, and most everyone is guilty of acting impulsively at least once in their lifetime. A common mark of youth, lack of self-control and restraint often bears consequences that can Continue Reading
32 Facts About God {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Knowing and embracing facts about God: Strengthens our heart.Gives understanding and peace to our minds.And keeps us focused on spiritual things. So I believe all the Lord’s children benefit from these absolutes that remind our hearts and minds who God is and what God does. Facts To Know About God (1.) The One true God. Oh, there are other gods. But there’s no other god like our God. “For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.” Isaiah 46:9b Continue Reading
Where Do I Find the Grace to Forgive?
Do you want to be forgiven when you fail? How readily do you forgive those who injure you? These questions represent two sides of forgiveness brought out in the Lord's prayer, “Forgive us as we forgive others.” Being completely forgiven is wonderful! Completely forgiving someone else—well—that can be hard to do. Continue Reading
No Request Is Insignificant to God {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution & LINKUP}
From the rearview mirror, I saw my then-9-year-old praying again. After mouthing “Amen,” she picked up my phone and dialed her best friend’s number. After the initial greeting, she lit up: “OK, so I received my letter from the camp and have not opened it yet. Go get yours. As we decided, let’s open them together.” “Please let me be in the same club, please let me be in the same club,” I heard my baby girl whisper. She opened the letter and screamed: “Oh my goodness! I made it; I made Continue Reading
An Empty Tomb for Our Empty Places {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
God provided an empty tomb for every empty space in our lives. Does it ever seem like you took a crash course on how to manage current life that you never signed up for? The sinking feeling of emptiness that seems to linger on and on. I experienced emptiness from an empty womb after I lost a baby to miscarriage, an emptiness from a broken heart when my father died, and plenty of other empty spaces throughout the years. Whether it was the loss we experienced during the pandemic, a Continue Reading
When It’s Time to Say Good-Bye
Being the older sister, I used my driver’s license so my sister and I could drop by the hospital and surprise our mother. The surprise was on us. Daddy had scheduled our previous visits. Now I understood why. I heard Mama moaning on the other side of the closed door to her room. She was asleep and unaware others could hear her pain. My sister and I drove home in silence. The reality our mother would never come home smothered us. As painful as it was to see her suffer, knowing the ugly Continue Reading
