Loyal
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Loyal. My Bible defines 'loyal' as "unswerving in allegiance; faithful". Faithful to God, most definitely. And then faithful to one's promises,...
Three Thoughts On Success
I’m thinking about "success" today. The chase for success begins with thinking success is achieved when we reach a certain goal - perhaps when we hit a certain income level; a position or title at our place of employment; reach a number on the scale; the number of...
Through & Becoming
I had just finished giving her a bottle. Now I was free to sit and watch her. Just sit and take in all of her sweetness before me. I love holding her with her head by my knees so she is facing me and we can have eye to eye contact as we converse. Sure, it's mostly me...
The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement
The internet, social media, and blogging have provided opportunities to "meet" some wonderful people. Author Debbie Kitterman is one of the lovely people God brought across my path. I recently had the blessing of being on the launch team of her first book, The Gift of...
Lessons From the Early Church
This past week was the start of the third study in the book of Acts and titled, Power of the Word. In this study, we'll focus on the third, and final, missionary journey and Paul’s trip to Rome. We’ll look at the way in which the Holy Spirit works powerfully...
Trust Him
"You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you." (Romans 10:10, MSG) "Strong arms lift you up into the seat. You hold on tight to the chains. Seconds later, two hands press firmly on your back, propelling you forward. You...