“After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, and his kingdom is eternal.” (Daniel 4:34) I listened intently as the best-selling author explained…
Thank God for the battle verses in the Bible. We go into the unknown every day of our lives, and especially every Monday morning, for the week is sure to be a battlefield, outwardly and inwardly in the unseen life of the spirit, which is often by far…
“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 When our kid were tots, we would sit and read certain books over and over again. We turned the pages of “Say the Magic Word” more times than most. Back then, I…
“Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with harvest.” Psalm 126:5-6 Anger, resentment and questions flooded my mind as we stood in the kitchen talking about what we will do…
I inherited a keen sense of direction from my dad. I love looking at maps and figuring out how to get from point a to point b the most scenic or if needed the fastest route. We would collect a new map at every state rest stop. Me…
“I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless until the day of Christ’s return. May you always be…
The Beginning It was our second summer in East Texas. It didn’t take us long to fall in love with the lake life. I remember sitting at the front of the boat watching the kids get tossed around on the tube thinking to myself, I could do this.…
“But you look fine,” they tell me. And I am thankful I do! But I am not fine. Life with lupus is hard. There is not a day that goes by that I am free from the struggles chronic illness brings into my life and the life of…
