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“Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice...” 1 Samuel 15:22 There’s a great song called “Breathe” by Jonny Diaz.  One phrase of the song says, “Lay down what’s good, and find what’s best.” We often have good intentions.  We want to help others.   We help a little here. We help a little there.  We donate some… Continue reading Finding What’s Best

Dear Lord,  Let my mouth thank You.  Let my mouth praise You for Your goodness and mercy. Let me pray continuously, realizing the power that is found by doing so.  Let my love for my husband please You.  Guide me in teaching my children, whom You entrusted to me, to do what is right in… Continue reading A Prayer For Every Day…

Maybe you’re tired, and you feel like giving up.  Maybe you’re hurting, and want the pain to end.  Maybe you feel too broken to be fixed.  If you’re reading this, THERE IS HOPE! Do you want rest? Do you want peace? Do you want strength? Do you want help? Dear friend, take comfort in knowing… Continue reading Finding Hope

This morning, when I mentioned that we had to go to the store, my eight year old ran to her bank, pulled out a twenty, and told me that she was going to buy herself something. The money she had received at the end of the school year for good grades was burning a hole… Continue reading Heart Exercise

All six of us were home this evening; no practices, no games, no sleepovers, no commitments. We were all home together.  We played. We watched movies. We folded clothes. We ate popcorn. We played monkey in the middle. We wrestled.  It was the best.  Thank you Lord for this day. It won’t always be this… Continue reading Thank You Lord For This Day. It Won’t Always Be This Way.

Today, as I was driving home, an ugly thought came into my mind. It’s not something new, in fact this same subject is all too often in my thoughts.  It’s one area of my life that I KNOW I’m not honoring God.  I might help others.  I might pray and seek God continually.  I might… Continue reading I’m Tired Of Fighting…Show Me Your Strength

Do you want to know God more? Do you desire to know His plan for your life?  Do you long to rest in Him, turning over your doubts, fears, weaknesses, addictions, and pain? God says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 To seek God with… Continue reading Seek Me And Find Me

When we think of pleasing God, we might think of helping out at church; donating to a worthy cause; or any other number of things that require us to give or do.  But pleasing God, and loving God, is found in being patient.  Patience doesn’t require great physical strength. Patience doesn’t require a high level… Continue reading Love Is Patient

Friends, God gives us gifts. But they aren’t for us to keep to ourselves. They are to bring Him glory, and to serve others.  I play the piano at church. I also like to write.   Although I have been the pianist at my church for fifteen plus years, I am nervous EVERY SINGLE Sunday that… Continue reading Your Gifts Are Not For You

When I finished praying today, in my head I was thinking, “Wow!  That was a good prayer… I prayed for my spouse, my kids, my family, my neighbors…I prayed for everyone in the hospital.  I prayed for my job and my church.  I prayed for the lost.  I prayed for specific people who are hurting. … Continue reading Be Still