Encouragement

Many years ago I had a lot of health issues. My body was broken in several ways. I used to tell my husband that even though my body was broken, my brain still worked. It was in this physically broken season that the Lord called me to start this online ministry. Looking back, I can…

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 NLT I am a person who likes change. I know that is not the norm. But I tend to…

My hardest job EVER was homeschooling my boys. As if homeschooling wasn’t hard enough, I did it through years of chronic-illness, living in financial uncertainty, and my husband working from home. To say I did it in chaos would be a complete understatement! (And no, I don’t wear a cape.) I have graduated both of…

David, Peter, and Paul, were strong-hearted and strong-minded souls determined to live for Jesus Christ. These men resonated with my spirit. Whether it was their personalities or their passion for the Lord, I have been drawn to them over the years because I viewed these guys as warriors for Christ. However, years ago when I…

Have you ever experienced a time in your Christian walk when you just couldn’t sing songs of praise and worship to the Lord?  Or a time when you just couldn’t, or you didn’t want to read your Bible?  How about a time when you could not feel God’s presence in your life, and all you…

A few weeks back, Rachel Wojo sent me her newest book, One More Step, and I’ve really enjoyed reading it.  It’s definitely ministered to my heart and encouraged me to take one more step when I have felt the pain of depression and despair due to the hardships of my life. I SO get this…

I thought about you today even though I should be taking a break from blogging!  But here’s a story that I felt was worth sharing with you.  Oh, how it hurts my heart! Sometimes we feel like our life is so hard until we read about somebody else’s trial and then we realize how blessed…

I have felt emotionally raw lately.  Tender and exposed.  Vulnerable to the point where I feel like I’m walking around naked.  And that’s just not something that I’m okay with! I like my walls (and clothes), they make me feel safe. 🙂 I often feel alone in this ministry.  Me, myself, and my keyboard typing…

When I was newly saved back in 1996, I saw God do one miracle in my life after another and my faith in Him increased mightily!  But as I saw God’s hand in my life, I also saw the Enemy hard at work looking to come to steal, kill, and destroy. But then the miracles…

I wasn’t expecting to hear her words when I made the phone call. With a long pause, I could tell her illness was causing her speech to be slow.  She strained to form the words in her mind and then to utter them to me. “I’d like to see you,” she said. My daughter’s heart…