Blind spots in life we all seem to have one way or another. But honestly, where I don’t want to have them is in my spiritual walk. If my cancer diagnosis has shown me anything, it is truly a blessing if you have your complete health. My health was a thing taken for granted all … More SPIRITUAL BLINDSPOTS
In all my distress and dealing with a cancer diagnosis………GOD has shown me what beautiful is. GOD MAKES BEAUTY OUT OF ASHES. Our lives can turn to ashes in a split second can’t they? Why do we walk so certain, only to be surprised when hard things happen to us? JOSHUA 1: 9 “DO NOT … More OUR DISTRESS MADE BEAUTIFUL
Yesterday I had my last radiation treatment…….and I got to ring the bell. I know deep down that GOD saw me through something quite difficult. I have read that people have their family and friends attend, but I didn’t have that. It was just me and the people who treated me. It was an emotional … More A NEW LIFE
Encouragement comes in many forms and can be given to all ages in all walks of life. Our current state of affairs in this country has people on opposite sides tearing each other apart to the point that it takes your breath away. Why are we as a society so cruel and so evil? As … More ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER ALL THE MORE
You are HIS beloved…….did you know? You are loved and cherished by our great GOD. And JESUS made this possible. JESUS died for our sins so we could be with HIM for all of eternity. IN SPITE OF OUR PRIDE AND SIN……..WE ARE HIS. In spite of our brokenness and all our inadequacies……..we are HIS. … More WHAT JESUS SAYS ABOUT YOU
Sometimes the mountains ahead of us in our lives go beyond us and our understanding. They tower above us and seem immovable. Mountains of problems tend to overwhelm. They seem to be an impossible climb. GOD CARES ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN BEFORE YOU TODAY. It could be a mountain of debt, family issues, an estranged friend … More GOD CARES ABOUT YOUR MOUNTAIN
Being a child of the KING requires us to be brave. It’s a brave thing to ask the Creator of the universe to humble you to be more like JESUS. WE ask for humbling, but then why do we reject what GOD shows us and hands to us so perfectly? In the humbling, GOD chips … More BRAVELY ASK HIM
I have realized this with cancer: you are either a fighter or a survivor. You are either in a battle to hear “cancer free” or you have heard those words already, but live every day with the thought and knowledge that the cancer might return. One of my dearest friends who I adore……..has been cancer … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
A friend reminded me recently that…….GOD WON’T WASTE ONE BIT OF OUR TEARS. 2 KINGS 20: 5 “THUS SAYS THE LORD, THE GOD OF DAVID YOUR FATHER. I HAVE HEARD YOUR PRAYER, I HAVE SEEN YOUR TEARS. BEHOLD, I WILL HEAL YOU.” There is a before and there is an after……..I am learning there is … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I was just reading about women, brave women, who have survived breast cancer, only to find that through it, they lost friends and gained new ones. But the biggest thing they noticed was that people no longer looked them in the eye. This is so terribly sad to me. Really, we are a culture that … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
HEAVENSREEF 