I'm looking down the barrel of a CRAZY week! Anyone else out there feeling the same way? I'm sitting here on a rainy Monday, trying to reel my shrapnelled thoughts into some semblance of order so I can accomplish something. It's times like this when it does me good to remember the Lord. "From the end of the earth will I cry to Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Ps. 61:2 So, today, I am remembering. Because I know if I can remember the Continue Reading
Mourning With Hope {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I don't even have to close my eyes to see her face in my mind's eye. My dear friend. That smile that dominated her countenance every time I saw her. Contagious. And she had a sassy voice that just made me chuckle. Because even if she was across the room talking to someone else, I could tell it was her without even looking. She was, in a word, special. And today, we were all there celebrating her home-going. There was standing room only in the church. Evidence of a life well-lived, yes, but Continue Reading
Royal Priesthood… Or a Royal Mess? {SHE SOARS Conference}
One morning in January, as I sat in my prayer closet, searching God’s heart for the theme of our ministry’s conference this year, I heard one single word: CHOSEN As if often happens when the Holy Spirit speaks, I knew exactly what He meant, and where to find it. 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you Continue Reading
The Case of the Missing Book End {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
If you have been around church, and church folk for any amount of time, you will have heard on multiple occasions what we call testimonies. God's people love to tell about His goodness in their lives. Whether it be how the Lord redeemed them, or the other kind of testimony of going through a trial and seeing how the Lord was faithful every step of the way, and miraculously brought them out on the other side. Every good testimony has 3 components: What your life was like before. Either Continue Reading
