“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision.” ~ Helen Keller I told someone at the beginning of the new year that it was the first time since I was 18 years old that I didn’t have a clear vision, a set goal, or a plan of execution to achieve […]
What do you Expect?!
Peace begins when I trust the character, and integrity of Jesus more than I fear the opinions of this world. Few things shake me more than that of having someone question my integrity. Yet, all of my righteous indignation, humiliation, and anger at being wrongly questioned, or accused by another pales in comparison to what […]
It all comes out in the end . . .
The longer I live the more I’m convinced there are just some things that I will never be able to make sense of, be at peace with, or understand the meaning of, until I’m in my Heavenly Home with Jesus! That is why God is God, and I am not! I don’t know about you, […]
Finding Purpose in the Pain
“Sometimes pain can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed, or even wanted to know.” Could you even imagine a world without pain? I’ve tried to imagine what it would be like to feel no pain or sorrow, and by faith I believe what God’s Word promises about what we will experience in […]
Have you been labeled Guilty by Association?
“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” ~ Charles Bukowski Have you ever seen someone in line at the grocery store, bank, or post office, etc., and you know you’re supposed to know them, but you don’t remember their name, or where you know them from? Even […]
I Hate to Wait!
“Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No, or waiting for their hair to grow.” ~ Dr. Seuss Recently […]
The Pain of the Truth NEVER out lives the Pain of living a lie.
“It’s hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.” ~ Author Unknown I went to a new doctor this week after not feeling well for some time. I was hopeful to get some answers, but not prepared for what he had to say. “Mrs. Brenia I know I […]
You have to earn the right to speak into my life!
Four things you can’t recover: The stone after the throw, The word after it’s said, The occasion after it’s missed, The time after it’s gone. If you’ve ever read the book The Five Love Languages, you know that people express and receive love primarily in one or two of the following ways: Gifts, Quality Time, […]
To be Truly Loved, you must be Fully Known!
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything.” ~ Tim Keller Most every day of my life growing […]
The Power of a Whisper
“When someone speaks in a whisper, you have to get very close to hear. We lean toward a whisper, and that’s what God wants.” ~ Mark Batterson I have 8 Grandchildren, and when the family is all together the volume can get pretty loud! It isn’t long before one of my kids will say to […]