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What if it didn’t hurt? What if it wasn’t hard? What if people didn’t let you down? What if loved ones never died? What if we didn’t have to struggle? Why is this life so hard? Why do we have to endure all of this? Why did God do it this way? Questions I’ve been… Continue reading This Life

“Not everyone has a dream and God tells them what they should do.” This is something my daughter told me as we were talking about future plans. I completely agreed. I’d say most people don’t have a dream where God reveals to them what He wants them to do. But I do believe God will… Continue reading We Walk By Faith

By the time my daughter made it upstairs on Valentine’s Day my husband had already left for work. She searched the house, came and found me, and asked, “What is dad thinking!?” She was referring to no sign of the box of chocolate covered strawberries and hand-written note she was used to seeing every Valentine’s… Continue reading Expectations

What if we quit saying we’re good? How many times a day do we get asked or ask someone, “how are you?” or “how’s it going?” And the majority of our answers are “good.” What if we started being honest with each other? What if, instead of saying we’re good, we let others in? Instead… Continue reading What If We Quit Saying We’re Good?

Sometimes I get tired of trying to be good enough.No matter what I do, I feel like it’s not enough.Then, my loving Father gently reminds me that it’s not about what I can do.I can never love enough.Serve enough.Read my Bible enough.Pray enough.He loves me at my best and He loves me at my worst.Parents… Continue reading Rest In His Love

Doesn’t it sometimes seem like other people are doing more to bring God glory? Despite how much you seem to try to follow God? You see famous people, famous speakers, even preachers and it seems like they are doing so much more. But your mission isn’t their mission. You can only do what God has… Continue reading Your Mission Isn’t Their Mission

How many times does God call us to do something, and instead of just doing it, we make a mental list of reasons why we don’t think we can do what He’s asking? It will take up too much time. I don’t have enough money. It’s a big sacrifice. What will my friends and family… Continue reading Trust His Plan

Have you ever been mad that someone was professing Jesus? It sounds terrible doesn’t it?But that was me the other day.I saw someone I knew- someone who had done hurtful things to others, talking about Jesus. And all I could think of was ‘what a hypocrite!’It made me angry thinking that this person who had… Continue reading There Is No One Righteous. No, Not One.

It’s easy isn’t? To let our thoughts go to all the evil things going on the world. To be scared for the future of our children. Everything seems so volatile. Almost as if we wake up and we’re afraid of what the day may bring. It’s completely human to be worried. But God doesn’t want… Continue reading He Still Has A Plan

Have you had someone close to you hurt you? Maybe they lied to you and pretended they never did anything wrong. Or never said sorry. Someone you never thought would hurt you. It’s a hard pill to swallow. It’s easy to get bitter because they did you wrong. Their lies and deceit seem like good… Continue reading Letting Go Of Bitterness: Strengthening Your Relationship With God