God’s Forever Bride
"I will make you my wife forever; showing you righteousness and justice,unfailing love and compassion. I will be faithful to you and make you mine,and you will finally know me as the Lord." (Hosea 2:19-20, NLT) "Throughout the book of Hosea, God speaks to Israel, His...
Still
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Still. Somewhere during the month of October, I felt compelled to prepare my heart to be prepared by Advent. Out came the Christmas music and my focus was on an...
Made For The Journey
Made For The Journey is the inspirational story of Elisabeth Elliot's first year in the jungles of Ecuador. Before marrying her husband Jim, Elisabeth served with three other single women among the Colorado Indians. Their goal was to learn the language and and develop...
By Lot But Not By Chance
The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth is an integral part of the Christmas story and birth of Jesus. We hear the details every Christmas season ... they were righteous, they were childless, they were old, Zechariah questioned, he was struck mute, Elizabeth's baby...
Blessed to Believe & Share
It's the fourth week of "It Could Only Be Jesus" and we are in the midst of the Christmas story now: We are blessed in believing. In Luke 1:39-45, we find Mary hurrying to the home of Elizabeth. Upon entering the home, Elizabeth, also pregnant, experiences her baby...
A Christmas Wish List
I went through my teenage years listening to Amy Grant and Kathy Troccoli music. It should not come as a surprise that one of my favorites Christmas songs is on Amy Grant’s Christmas CD. I have loved this song for years. Even at other times of the year, this song...