Cultivate a Thankful Heart As we enter this season of thanksgiving we tend to focus on being more thankful and grateful than at other times of the year. But our real focus should be the importance of cultivating a thankful heart all year long. Being genuinely thankful honors God and allows us to ... View Post
How to Celebrate the Connections Rather than the Imperfections
Celebrate the Connections One of my friends reminded me yesterday the thanksgiving holidays are less than three weeks away. ‘Three weeks’ she said. I wish you could have seen my ‘are you kidding me’ face? Surely her calendar was wrong. So I glanced at mine and it said the same thing. Rather than ... View Post
7 Prayers to Pray Straight from the Bible
Where Are My Words? I’m not bashful when it comes to praying, but sometimes I struggle with conveying my thoughts to God. For example, the other day I was praying for a friend who continues to suffer from health issues and I found myself using the same words I had prayed just a few days earlier. ... View Post
Small Words Can Lead to Powerful Prayers
A Call for Powerful Prayers As I rolled out of bed a few mornings ago I received a text from a friend asking for prayer. She was speaking at a retreat and wanted her core group of prayer warriors to pray for her and the women she was speaking to. I knew she needed powerful prayers so I texted ... View Post
10 Scriptures to Help When You’re Dealing with Fear
Dealing with Fear I recently opened Facebook Messenger to read a note from a college friend. She was sending a warning about human trafficking that came from one of her friends who had experienced a scary situation at a local shopping mall in their area. It's the kind of story that frightened this ... View Post
When Fear Knocks, Let God Answer the Door
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NIV Facing the Unknown When my daughter was little, she was afraid of the dark. Night after night I went through the motions of getting her ready for bed, ... View Post
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