Category: Life

How Beautiful Are the Feet … Especially in a Shoe Store

God brings His message and deliverance in the nick of time in the unlikeliest of places … even in a shoe store. My Husband’s Story My husband has had his eye on a different position within the same company for a year. There has… Continue Reading “How Beautiful Are the Feet … Especially in a Shoe Store”

Branded: What’s Your Mark?

Marked initials, cattle brands, trademarks, and logos all identify that something belongs to someone. What’s your mark or identifier, and how is it visible? Marks are everywhere. Maybe you wrote a child’s name or initials on a backpack, or you put your name on… Continue Reading “Branded: What’s Your Mark?”

Bitterness and the LORD’s Passover

He hurt our kid…and that hurt us. Unfairness screamed in our minds. We tried to see things from his perspective and even understand possible reasonings for his decision, but it didn’t take away the grudge…the bitterness…I felt rising inside. Some time later, I was… Continue Reading “Bitterness and the LORD’s Passover”

Grumble-Free Challenge

Ugh! Another e-mail…another thing to look through/respond to/read. I didn’t have time for that…yet the Spirit urged me to open that one…I’m glad I did. In it was a challenge to not grumble (Yup! Pegged!)! It gave some specific ideas for each day during… Continue Reading “Grumble-Free Challenge”

“I Sing”

As I was cleaning, I found it. I wrote it three years ago, yet I teared up as I read it, again, feeling like it’s still my anthem! I remember, at the time, the stuff with my health felt weighty, and the Spirit moved… Continue Reading ““I Sing””

It’s OK to Cry

When was the last time you had a good, hard cry? What was it about? Was it truly a good cry, or was there remorse or regret in it? There IS a difference in our cries–it lies in the heart behind them. “In the… Continue Reading “It’s OK to Cry”

What/Whom Do We Value?

Multiple songs had the same message: I’m unashamedly serving the King, Who deserves ALL the glory; any glory we get is borrowed, so don’t even worship me or make me an idol; focus your worship on Him! I was checking out a variety of… Continue Reading “What/Whom Do We Value?”