Gratitude is a Habit At the end of each day I always try to jot down a few things I’m thankful for. Some of the usuals include, my Redeemer, my sweet man, family and friends, good health, church, job, this ministry, and more. My thanks is not for a perfect life, but rather for one that is rich and fulfilling… View Post
Enter His gates with thanksgiving in your heart As we enter this season of thanksgiving it’s important to focus on being thankful and grateful. Sometimes I find myself short on the gratitude side and more on the worry side when things get tough. And the events of 2020 have made it even more challenging to find thankfulness in the midst… View Post
God’s Grace Grace has been an important part of my Christian life from the earliest days of inviting God into my heart. Every time I think of the word grace, I hear the lyrics to the hymn, “Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within. Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that is greater than all our sin,”… View Post
Finding Grace in the Hard Times I was scrolling through social media the other day when I received an alert that a journalist was interviewing an author about her latest book and the life issues she had experienced during 2020. As I listened, I noticed there were plenty of supportive, encouraging comments, but I was also taken aback by the… View Post
Do You Feel Discouraged and Defeated Over the past few weeks I’ve felt like the old Timex commercial: “it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” The similarities are eery. I feel beat up, run over, and a little like I’ve taken a licking. From the outside you probably wouldn’t notice anything different, but peek inside my heart and you’ll… View Post
Feeling Defeated Lately, I feel as if I’ve been hanging by a thread. I don’t like saying these words, much less living them, but it is what it is. These types of feelings can cause me [or any of us] to feel weak and defeated. But I’m not weak and defeated, and the prince of darkness doesn’t like it when… View Post
