We had been invited to a home for dinner after over a year of attending a new church. A miracle in two ways as first a family our size rarely gets invited over to someone’s house and two because our church in Texas was a small country church – the kind where visitors took a … [Read more…]
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Don’t Say No
How many times have you told someone your story? Sharing mine is a relatively new thing for me to do, considering I was 20 years old before I discovered the freedom and the joy it brings. When I left for Haiti last week with the Long Hollow Women’s team, I wondered what I might give … [Read more…]
God Welcomes You Home
I’ll never forget when my son was six years old. The sun was starting to set, and I stepped out onto the porch and called for him to come home. There was no response. I called again, but there was no sign of my son. Frantically, his dad and I searched the neighborhood calling his … [Read more…]
New day-New mercy, count on it
God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! Lamentations 3:22 – 23, NIV His mercies are created new every morning. The end of my day feels like it is three lifetimes too long. The kind of day I’d delete if I … [Read more…]
Dear God.
I enjoyed this particular evening to myself as I re-watched “Dear John.” Have you ever watched this tear-jerker? If not, grab a box of Kleenexes because it is a heart grabber! My heart was filled with emotion after the movie and I began to reflect… Letter after letter was written, each moment of life was … [Read more…]
From Folly to Faith-Building
“For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the LORD,” plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~Jeremiah 29:11 When God, in His great faithfulness, gave me these verses, I didn’t know all the ways He was going to use them in my life! … [Read more…]