Be encouraged by God’s promises through articles that offer hope, peace, comfort, and confidence during every season of life.
Did you know that fear is a learned trait? You were born in the image of Love, so your natural reaction is actually to love. Then life happens, and you learn how to fear moments, people, and perhaps most of all, when there is ‘nothing’ happening at all. When you look for easy…
The world needs your determination. Don’t give up now.
People who value what they have get twice as much out of something as a person who lacks gratitude. They get more out of a job, a marriage, and a family. This soul multiplies in the chaos and in the silence. ‘Luck’ doesn’t set them up or put them down. No drought can dry up…
Many of you will be surrounded by family in a few days. There may be dread over a repeat of last Thanksgiving’s debacle. Or perhaps you’ll be alone this year, and even that has you anxious. And sad. We all hold the power of choice. I pray the choice in your words and actions this…
Did you know despite its gift of leaping high and long – the impala can easily be contained in a zoo behind a three-foot-high wall? Across the African reservations, impalas run freely, jumping farther than thirty feet and clearing over ten feet high. So how does a short wall stop the impala from leaping? Because…
Do you live as afraid as I do? Fearful of this memo pad with a mountain of to-dos and the daily snowfall of demands for my time. I’m terrified of telling friends I can’t meet for coffee or commit to dinner or even a phone call. The guilt and judgment that comes with letting people…
When the epicenter of love, our beloved Paris, was shaken last week, the core of every heart questioned our own security. We were brushed with the brevity of life, sharing with neighbors we’ve never noticed. Still trying to understand the reality breaking into regular scheduled Friday nights, we switched between broadcasts and social media. Those…
This past week, I wrapped up a CASA case on eight of nine kids I’ve celebrated holidays and shared a shoulder with. It was an assignment the court passed down more than a year ago. What began as one abused child, DCS investigations revealed was more of a family ordeal. Would you be willing to…
The Dream Under the covers, there I was sleeping peacefully when a knock came at the door. One knock turned into incessant knocking. With pillows now smooshing my face into the sheets, it was evident I had been turning over in an attempt to sleep off the obnoxious noise. But now the neighborly knocks shifted…
The evening news called it one of Broadway’s hottest performances, drawing in the President of the United States and cabinet members, and it’s being hailed as a theatrical “game-changer”. “Hamilton” is a hip-hop, rapping musical about the life and times of founding father Alexander Hamilton. It took 35-year-old playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda six years to produce…