The last days of any given year often carry bittersweet feelings for me. I tend to look back into the year that closes with a mix of joy and sorrow, pride and disappointment. I believe that, for most of us, we cannot help but analyze the closing year and set our hopes high for the future. We make new resolutions and set new goals. We reload our hearts with new dreams. Gyms get crowded in January; diet plans get uploaded to our smartphones and writers launch books about accomplishing more and Continue Reading
Looking Back… Pressing on!
2015 has been a great year for Soaring with Him Ministries. Five years ago, when God put in my heart the desire to write about Him, sharing the wonderful journey that is life with Jesus, I never imagined that one simple act of obedience would propel such a miracle-filled journey. Holding my first published book this past July was a particularly surreal moment for me. The publishing of Twelve Inches was a dream come true; however the journey was challenging, permeated with issues I didn’t Continue Reading
What Our Children Really Want for Christmas (Column for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The real-life video showed various children filmed while writing down their Christmas lists to Santa. They eagerly shared their wishes: a new electronic gadget, an expensive doll and a swing set were among the many items. On the next scene, the interviewer asked them to write down a new list, but this time, the list would include what they wanted from mom and dad. The commercial continued with the children writing their Christmas wish letters to their parents. The 30-second powerful video closes Continue Reading
The Greatest Story Ever Told
I love a good story. It’s true – I can be so enthralled by a good book or movie that, as my family says, ‘a bomb could go off beside me and it wouldn’t faze me’. Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but I have to admit it – if a story has all the right elements: love, suspense, trials and triumph, I can spend hours hypnotized by it. Therefore, it’s no wonder that the story of Jesus’ birth has captured my heart since long before I knew Him as my Lord and Savior. The long awaited Messiah, the mystery Continue Reading
In the War Room with JESUS: “Taste and See: I AM ENOUGH”
I have felt God leading me to write down a second weekly post for a while, one that would reflect what God says to me when I retreat to our family Prayer closet... our own War Room, if you will. This morning, as I read and reflected on Psalm 119, God started whispering these words to my heart. I felt compelled to write them down and share them with you. May He speak to you today! In the War Room with JESUS: "Taste and See: I AM ENOUGH" I’m keeping you closely dependent upon Me, that you may Continue Reading
Don’t Let Fear Replace Trust in God (Atlanta Journal Constitution Column)
I stood in line earlier this week at the security checkpoint of Baltimore-Washington International, looking down at my watch, certain that I would miss my flight to Atlanta. Security was on high alert following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris and subsequent threats to my homeland. Lines were moving extremely slowly. My concern about missing the flight was actually welcome. It made my thoughts veer from fears that tried to take over my heart. Mostly, the fear of flying - an old Continue Reading
