2025: Putting God’s Order First
2025: Putting God’s Order First Lately, everything I read or hear is full of advice and ideas for planning the New Year. I can feel hope in the air—this sense that 2025 will be different and better. It’s exciting to see so many people believing in a fresh start! And me too! I have been praying […]
Taking Charge: Living Beyond Hormonal Chaos
Taking Charge: Living Beyond Hormonal Chaos I recently saw this hilarious video of a woman seething through her teeth, ranting about how her husband had suggested that “he thinks she might be starting her period soon.” She snarls, “HOW FREAKIN’ DARE HE!! HE’S GOT NO IDEA WHEN MY PERIOD IS COMING!!” By the end, she […]
BEYOND WORDS: Discovering the Essence of Repentance
BEYOND WORDS: Discovering the Essence of Repentance Lately, I have been really challenging myself to DIG DEEP. I feel a sense of urgency because I don’t have time to play games with my destiny. I turn 43 this month. I am getting too old to make excuses and ignore real issues in myself, my character, and […]
God’s Got Your Number
God’s Got Your Number This week, I wanted to be mad. I wanted to point out the glaring faults in others and pay them back for how they made me feel. The nerve! The accusations, the lies, the gross hypocrisy! What they are doing is wrong, and how they treat others is wrong. I want […]
Are You Resisting the Blessings of God?
Are You Resisting the Blessings of God? We had an incredible opportunity given to us recently that, had it been five years ago, I would not have been able to receive or enjoy. I wanted to write about it because I realized how easy it is to sabotage God’s blessings in our lives, material, relational, […]
Stop Allowing Fears To STOP YOU.
Stop Allowing Fears to STOP YOU. Fifteen years ago, I sat on the edge of a small boat in the Philippines, tears streaming down my face, paralyzed with fear, as I was being told to get into the ocean so I could begin the snorkeling experience I had paid for. We weren’t exactly snorkeling; instead, […]
Stop, and GIVE THANKS!
Stop, and GIVE THANKS! My husband recently visited Mexico to meet some incredible pastors. He had the opportunity to meet a gentleman from Louisiana who had given his life as a missionary and church planter in Mexico. He has a faith-filled ministry specializing in raising people from the dead (yes, you read that right), healing, […]
Open-Handed Living with God
Open-Handed Living with God “Hold everything in your hands lightly. Otherwise, it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” ~ Corrie ten Boom Where to begin. We want things how we want them, when we want them, and with whom we want them. Once we get what we want, we don’t want it to change. When we offer our prayers, we […]
THE COST OF LIVING OUT OUR ‘YES’
THE COST OF LIVING OUT OUR ‘YES’ Saying “YES!” to God is often an exciting first step. The Lord moves you, you sign up in a rush of emotion—and you have BIG PLANS! The idea is adventurous and new. You feel confident you have a plan and a direction for your life! But saying yes is just […]
PUMP THE BRAKES! The Importance of Slowing Life Down
PUMP THE BRAKES! The Importance of Slowing Life Down. Hi! I am back from traveling around the world. Manila, Philippines, to Bangkok, Thailand, to Kho Phi Phi, Thailand, to Bangkok, to Manila, and finally back to the US. It was one of my favorite trips. My husband and I got to minister at the Destiny […]