Psalm 119:11; James 4:8a; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; Psalm 23:3 From the time we are each conceived, our lives begin as a stark, white canvas. Pure, wholesome, without spot or blemish. As our lives progress, a scant portrait of what our life can become appears. Most of...

If you’re any sort of a kind and loving human being, you would most likely DISagree, am I right? Wrong! It IS ok to be selfish!! Here’s the thing… If you don’t take care of YOU first, then how will you be able to be all God...

I remember a song I heard when I was a teenager.  It talked about trying to chase your dreams and finally making a move to do something and wondering if maybe the reason you hadn’t fulfilled any of them yet was because it wasn’t supposed...

HELLO BEAUTIFUL….. I said these words to myself every day for 5 weeks walking into the ETMC Cancer Center for radiation treatments.  Yes, you read that right….my voice, in my head.  Oh, I know you must be thinking…arrogant much?  But let me back up just a...

Be grateful… The Word confirms there is nothing we lack (Det. 2:7, Ps. 34:9). Yet, how often does our grumbling speaks otherwise? How often do we sound similar to the Israelites as they trekked through the wilderness?  We, like the Israelites, are clothed, fed, and led...

He can do the impossible… Before our third son was born, our family went on vacation to Destin, Florida. After putting the boys to sleep, my husband and I sat on the patio listening to the waves. When we decided to go back inside, it was...