What do McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, first motorcycle inventor Soichiro Honda, renowned American painter Anna Mary Robertson Moses, and Jewish patriarchs Moses and Abraham have in common? Not much. They come from various backgrounds, nationalities and beliefs. They have little in common, other than the fact that their names are synonyms of success, fortune or persevering faith. But there is another common feature that links these people together: Their biggest accomplishments did not happen Continue Reading
Love Prays {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Over the years in our marriage, I’ve watched my husband struggle with things. This shouldn’t have surprised me, but especially as a young newlywed- it did. My guy is a good one. He is godly, discerning, full of integrity, persistently loving, and so humble he’ll be annoyed I’m complimenting him publicly. So the reality of him struggling with anything perplexed me for a long time. For a while, I tried to reason with him. He’s sharp, so our logic debates ended, at best, in a Continue Reading
SET FREE! {Watch Video about SHE SOARS 2019}
Unchained… Unbound… Fearless… Changed… Victorious… Restored… These are some of the words the Holy Spirit whispered as I prayed about the theme for SHE SOARS Women's Conference 2019. These words describe some of the sub-products of the freedom Jesus died to give us. I know, I know... if we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we have been SET FREE. But truth be told, many of us, Heaven-bound Jesus girls are still to experience the true freedom that Christ referred to in this Continue Reading
He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
He loves me. He loves me not. I plucked the white daisy petals, deciding the outcome of my childhood crush. Years later during a Sunday church service, daisies on my dress stirred those memories as I waited for my pastor-husband Mike to call me to the platform. He’d asked me to share the long journey of praying for my father to come to Christ. First we watched the Billy Graham video, Hope for America—a Message of the Cross. While I waited for my cue, the white-and-yellow daisies on a Continue Reading
Standing for Your Beliefs is NOT Intolerance {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
“In the world it is called Tolerance (…) the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.” — Dorothy Sayers Religious and conservative leaders have raised their voices against New York’s Reproductive Health Act, which, among other provisions, has expanded abortion rights up to the third trimester and Continue Reading
How My Sick Dog Taught Me to Trust God {Recharge Wednesday Linkup}
I felt like a traitor luring my standard poodle into my vet’s lab room. I did it to save his life. But Max didn’t know that. Did he think I was heartless to let the vet draw blood from his thin leg—again? For months after we learned Max has Addison’s disease, the vet had to draw his blood to check his electrolyte and hormone levels. One week Max refused to go with the technician. So instead of handing her the leash, I followed her, and he followed me. Max’s trust in me made me consider the Continue Reading
