When my oldest child was six weeks old, we were helping pastor a church, and one morning an Elder came up to me after the service. With a very concerned look on his face, he lovingly told me that when I came into church he noticed a big lump on my neck. My heart started …
It was early morning; I was in my bed sleeping, and I had a very vivid dream/vision that I was looking at a picture of a heart. It had all the muscles, veins, and arteries in it, but yet it looked hand-drawn. It was very realistic. As I looked closer, the name JESUS was deeply …
In my own life, I have story after story of the times when I chose to be thankful instead of complaining, and God showed up.Take my dishwasher, for example, I will be celebrating living in my home for 9 years this week and I remember I had a choice between having a little pantry or …
It was such an honor to speak at the 2022 National Single moms conference for a breakout session. The sound and quality aren’t the best but I pray the message will encourage you Choose to Dance!
I remember when I could hardly find one thing I was thankful for. All I could see was suffering and sadness. But when I started thanking God, even when I didn’t feel like it, life became very meaningful and beautiful. Having a thankful content heart is a powerful tool to change your outlook on life. …
You know the saying, “Birds of a feather flock together” well, this gal didn’t understand the assignment, or maybe she chose to spend time alone without her friends and family for a while?The whole hour I was sitting at the river bank this evening, she stayed close by me. I never saw one other duck …
God promises that He will… As I am sitting in nature connecting with God, I glance over to my right and I notice all the majestic trees with the powerful sun filtering through them. I take a picture and am immediately reminded of the verse in Isaiah 61:3. God promises that He will… “Grant [consolation …
While walking at the park this morning, I had a downcast attitude. My son just flew out at 7:30am MST, to go to Turkey which is 5,600 miles away from Ohio. He will be deployed there for one year. With everything that is going on in the world right now, this momma’s heart was a …
Autumn is here! My daughter and I were taking a long nature hike and towards the end we were greeted by a profusion of gloriously radiant and cheerful yellow blooms. We were amazed at how many there were in this vast meadow. The peace that enveloped us as we gazed on their beauty, was unexplainable. …
While we were at this organic Apple farm, I happened to walk by an apple tree that had only one beautiful flower blooming from it’s branch. I thought it was amazing but odd that an apple tree would be budding in October. After we finished picking our apples, we asked the owner about it. He …
