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What can Christians do when their heart, mind, body, and soul needs to be soothed?

What can Christians do when their heart, mind, body, and soul needs to be soothed? My dog reminded me… Denver frantically ran around the house today after a session of barking at a strange car outside when it arrived, followed by another session of guarding the homestead when the car left. It was as if…
The Power of Your Testimony

The power of your testimony. Throughout history, the Scriptures tell a story of multi-generational faith. One generation testifies to the goodness of God and the truth of the gospel, and another generation hears and believes. This legacy of faith is as true today as it was in biblical times. A Living Example of Faith: Sister…
The Hurry Trap: Finding peace in the busy-ness

The hurry trap is sneaky. My husband and I have one weekly pleasure I thoroughly enjoy. We curl up on the sofa to watch the next episode of Survivor. It’s a “reality” show where a group of folks are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone…
Finding Your Identity in Christ – A Journey of Discovery and Transformation to Your True Self

Dear sister in Christ, Oh, how our hearts ache in this weary world! Can you feel it too? The constant pull, the endless demands, the voices that never seem to quiet down. It’s enough to make a woman want to curl up with a warm blanket and a steaming mug, isn’t it? But dear sister,…
Have you been walking by safe and not by faith?

In our Wednesday night Bible study, the teacher, Chad, made a statement referring the scripture, Psalm 119:105 that got me to thinking. We’ve all read the scripture. Probably even memorized a time or two “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” Light. You know….Those lights of old time…
3 Reasons to Pray

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on this incredible privilege we have … to bring everything to God in prayer. No matter how big or small, happy or sad, we can pour out our hearts to our Heavenly Father who loves us deeply. He wants to hear our voice. He invites us to pray continually…
30 Bible Study Journal Prompts for Studying Scripture

Is it possible to deepen your faith with journal prompts? To that question I answer with an emphatic YES! As we journey through life, our relationship with God continues to grow and evolve. One beautiful way to nurture this connection is through thoughtful Bible study and journaling. In my busy daily life between caregiving and…
When you want to quit

There have been days I’ve been ready to throw in the towel. I tell ya, having slow, low or no internet can really mess with an indie-publisher’s life. Compound with a file crash last Thursday morning that pretty much took me all the way back to square one. I mean, Thursday and Friday I didn’t…
Project Joy

What does joy mean to you? Is it project joy or project joy? A project of finding/making joy or a living joy in that others see it oozing out of your every day life? It’s both. For me, it all started with the title for the anthology devotional book I am coordinating, The True Meaning…
Summer Writing and Prayer Prompts

There’s nothing like using our current season of summer for our writing prompts. Here in Texas it started feeling like summer on June 1. Now it’s around the corner on the calendar and an extreme heat pocket has settled over North central Texas. Oh well, that can only mean one thing, right? Perfect weather to…
The Bible, Balance and Productivity – Redeem Your Time.

“Serve God by doing common actions in a heavenly spirit, and then, if your daily calling only leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill them up with holy service.” Charles Spurgeon. Have you ever muttered to yourself “I don’t have enough time to _____.” I’ll leave it blank and let you fill in the…
Transitions that bring about changes in one life

Change. Evolution. Transformation. Adjustment. Development. I am learning to accept that every day may not be filled with word count or a page count. But, every day is filled with moments. Transitions.
Know God. Know Your Salvation. Know.

Welcome to a new 2021 Bible reading and study plan! I’m a little behind on preparing this month’s list for us! We’ve had Covid in the house, so I spent much less time at the keyboard and more time resting and praying. Despite so much prayer time, it’s as if the days zoomed by. Have…
Choosing the right breastplate – the breastplate of righteousness

The Bible says that we find our safety and security when we trust in God, when we run to Him and seek shelter. I invite you to read it because he talks about various pieces of armor that may be unfamiliar to the modern people. But, their general purpose is still easy to comprehend.
ABC Prayers

I’m in a massive cleaning and organizing project of all my creative files for my writing and doodling. My goal is to move much of my paper clutter to a digital format. So far it’s proving to be a productive time. I’m also finding treasures! One of my finds was a prayer prompt that didn’t…
Recalculating

What do you do when life doesn’t turn out as you expected? Recalculate.
Journal and Prayer Ideas for the Easter

In my early years (1-10) my parents didn’t go to church. Easter was about bunnies and baskets. In 1976 when my parents came to know the Lord, I started learning about the real meaning of Easter. But, my protestant upbringing really concentrated on two days. Palm Sunday (the day my parent’s accepted Christ as their…
7 Ways to Celebrate Easter at Home

We are living in unusual circumstances these days. Many of us will find ourselves celebrating Easter at home rather than with friends and family. I started curating some ideas of how I can make Easter more special for me and my hubs as well as my parents who live next door. Here’s what I’ve come…
Rescued by Hands of Grace

Unexpectedly, a slight gust of wind swooped one of the paper dolls over the edge of the boat and into the water. It fluttered in the breeze then landed just over the edge of the boat into the water.
Doing Brave

Doing brave? Yes, doing brave. Brave isn’t a word I used in my vocabulary until recently. In fact, I would say I’m probably the most unbrave person there is. You won’t find me climbing rock walls or jumping out of airplanes. I very at home in the mundane. I like routines and I don’t like…
Artist’s Dates and Nourishing Yourself

I discovered the idea of artist’s dates in the book “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron 10 years ago. Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s been that long. I wrote about it then here when a few of my online friends were supposed to read the book along with me…and of course do the exercises.…
Find Joy in Everyday Life

How do you find joy in everyday life? I have a writing club. Instead of the usual Friday Facebook post having them recap their weekly writing accomplishments I asked a simple question: Here’s a few of the responses. My new friend, Marné answered from over the ocean and from the country of South Africa. She…
Breaking Free from Addiction

I posted an image last week, and I think folks got mad at me because they assumed I was pointing at their addiction. Hey, I draw my circle and stand in my own camp so that I can take care of myself. This image was for ME. Remember, it IS called social MEdia. There are…
The right story

It all started during Christmas time 22 years ago. Since we lived next door to our church, as the residents of the parsonage, we got the honor of decorating the front of the church. That year we went beyond the usual manger scene. My dad made a huge life size cross and my mom decorated…
Light Over Darkness Reading Plan and Journal

Overcome Fear with Scripture You can overcome fear and darkness with scripture! I want to share with you a reading plan I created for myself. It’s called “Light Over Darkness” and it’s all about the theme of God’s light in your life. The stars twinkled in the dark Texas sky. But, that’s not…
Healing Scriptures and Meditations for the Soul – My Favorite Scriptures

Healing meditations and scriptures have been a part of my life this year as I battle with a strange ear dysfunction. It is so easy to feel like a sickness is taking over your life. I bemoaned my plight to my husband last week. “If only my ears would get back to normal, then life…
Wait Over Hurry Reading Plan and Journal

Welcome to my first 2019 Bible reading and study plan! Have you ever felt as though life was going so fast that you didn’t have time to read, pray and study your Bible? Or perhaps it’s not the speed, but just the spirit of so many things to do has you spinning in circles? Well,…
Freedom in Christ – God Wants You Free

Freedom. I tend to think about it most around Memorial Day and July 4th. But, there’s a freedom that’s more important than our physical liberties. It’s our freedom in and with Christ. Here are some of my notes about the topic: God is for you. Who can be against you? You. You can be against…
Books are good for your brain. It does your body good.

Books are good for your brain. That’s a vitamin I can gladly swallow. The title seems a bit of a loose statement coming from someone who makes it a practice to write every day. The old saying is “Writers are readers.” By looking at my two stacks of current reading projects, I‘m guilty as charged.…
I broke up with my boyfriend – kicking the cellphone habit

It’s a cellular break-up that some folks call a detox and here’s why I’m doing it! He’s sleek and trim. He’s newer than the old one. He knows all the latest news, fads and he whispers sweet nothings into my ear. But, that’s the exact reason I need to break-up. The nothings. Now, before the…