I write for the ONE who created me. In love with GOD and HIS word. What a WRITER/ARTIST we have in HIM. HE writes the stories of our lives.
I love to choose a morning path to walk with my dog. But I have the freedom to choose and sometimes I choose well because the path leads me into a beautiful setting. Yes we do have lovely green parks here in Arizona! Let’s just start by saying we all are on a path of … More LET GOD RECONFIGURE YOUR PATH OF LIFE
I WATCH as her tears fall right down her face……. we stand in my kitchen listening to “THY WILL BE DONE” by Hillary Scott on Christian radio. She is broken in that moment and it took only a song………a song about GOD. Ann Voskamp says on page 167 in her devotional “One Thousand Gifts” that: “HE … More GOD FILLS OUR EMPTINESS WITH SONG
I don’t know about you but thinking about my word: surrender, doesn’t seem like a good thing to do. It is a hard thing to do. I guess I have had a negative view of it until GOD brought it to light and my attention to choose surrender, as my word for 2016. As … More WHY SURRENDER HAS BEEN A GOOD THING
As he walked into the Sanctuary, I noticed him……bent over and walking with steps that were unsure. He was an older gentleman, dressed very nice……the way people used to dress coming to Church. One look at him and my heart broke wondering what his days were like. As Christians we should look upon others … More WHY GOD KNOWS BEST WHICH CROSS WE SHOULD BEAR
What does the word GRACE mean to you? Usually grace and mercy are used together and most of us know, and are thankful for our loving GOD who gives us grace every single day……. We were having one of those really wet kind of days here in AZ and since they are rare I have … More HIS GRACE FALLS LIKE RAIN
I find lately that when I look and hear about all the tough stuff going on in the world……..I doubt and lose heart. Do you? Is your faith strong enough to hold you securely in an increasingly shaky world? I don’t know about you, but when I doubt and ask: “why LORD”, then I start … More THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART
The above picture is my view from the back of my Church on Sunday mornings. I meet and greet those worshipers coming in the sanctuary and then as they leave, and I often wonder looking at their faces what they are going through in their lives. Because the world is in turmoil more than ever … More BECAUSE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!
Because I live in Arizona, I am around an amazing amount of water. Quite a few people I know and those I dog sit for, have pools. There is water, water everywhere! When we have had a good rainfall here, our retention ponds fill up to capacity. I love being blessed by a full or … More WHY WE NEED TO GET IN THE BOAT WITH JESUS
BECAUSE GOD IS A LOVING GOD, HE WILL PLACE US IN SITUATIONS THAT WILL MATURE AND GROW US. SINCE HIS STORY IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR STORY, WE NEED TO TRUST HIS WISDOM IN ALL SITUATIONS. GOD has many ways of expressing HIS love to us……..HIS blessings can be seen around us through the people that … More WHY GOD’S GIFTS ARE EXPERIENCES WE MIGHT NEVER CHOOSE
LIKE YOU, SOMETIMES I NEED TO KNOW MY DIRECTION………BEING LOST IS NO FUN! We have lived in Arizona for a couple of years, but when we first moved here, I was very cautious about how far I ventured out until I learned my directions. We live in a valley and are completely surrounded by mountain ranges. … More WHY GOD NEEDS TO BE YOUR TRUE NORTH
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