Cultivate a Joyful Life We are given the opportunity every day to cultivate a joyful life. How do we do it? By growing our relationship with Christ through prayer, studying Scripture and practicing joy-filled living through obedience. Living a joyful life is knowing that God is in control of every situation. It’s trusting Him and knowing that everything is going… View Post
Pursuing Your Joy As I pursued what I considered to be the pinnacle job of my career a number of years ago, the only thing that stood between me and having all I had ever wanted was an interview. And there was that. This job would provide my ticket to a happy life, right? Well the interviews took place and… View Post
A Joy-Filled Life When I was a little girl I would put on my best dress, grab my tiny purse and New Testament Bible, and slip out the door to the church across the street. I loved attending those evening services because it made me happy and it felt a bit like I was on a secret mission. My pint-sized… View Post
Battle Weary Do you ever have one of those weeks? You know the ones I’m talking about. The weeks where trials and challenges stack up, seemingly all at the same time, and cause us to be battle weary. It’s easy to believe that we don’t have the capacity to work through tough situations. It’s also easy to feel like failures… View Post
Healing the Hurt Distress and sadness crumpled her beautiful face. As I made my way over and stood face to face with Dee, all I had to say was, “What’s wrong?” and the words spilled out, recounting what had taken place moments earlier. The tears were brimming but not yet fallen, because like most of us, she was holding them… View Post
The Pain of Rejection The second my eyes saw him I darted the other direction. It didn’t matter that I was his teenage daughter and he was my father; coming face-to-face with him unleashed a mountain of fear I couldn’t suppress. I ran to the one place I was sure he wouldn’t go…the women’s clothes. Hiding behind a rack filled… View Post