If You Want More…NOW is the Time!
If You Want More…NOW is the Time! As I am looking in the mirror these days, I see lots of changes. Wrinkles where I used to have smooth skin, new bumps, things hangin’ down a little lower… hair getting wirey and gray (witch-like), my chin is getting another chin, plus a beard. 😂 It is so crazy that just […]
Clinging to Truth, Protecting Relationships: Truth, Relationships, and the Shockwaves of Charlie Kirk’s Death
Clinging to Truth, Protecting Relationships Truth, Relationships, and the Shockwaves of Charlie Kirk’s Death Okay ladies (and gents)… this isn’t my usual kind of post, but it’s for those of us in the church who are trying to navigate all the different opinions about what’s happening right now. My hope is that this encouragement will […]
Pain Was My Teacher—Grace Was the Lesson
Pain Was My Teacher – Grace Was The Lesson Why is it important that we are gracious with those who are suffering? Because survival mode is ugly. Horrific, even. People don’t act like themselves when they’re desperate. They act like someone trying to claw their way out of something painful, devastating, or entangled […]
When the Shortcut Costs You
When the Shortcut Costs You I was headed home from a quick trip to Phoenix—just a casual Yuma-to-Phoenix-and-back kinda day. I make the drive often enough that I’ve basically earned a PhD in avoiding Phoenix rush hour. I know the times. I know the tricks. I know the pain. But not today, Satan. A late doctor […]
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, […]
Living In The Moment!
Living In The Moment! Hi to all my beautiful friends and readers! Life in Indonesia has been full of miracles, challenges, new relationships, and faith-building opportunities. I am learning so much and can’t express how important this next topic is for you. For us. Life can get pretty hectic, can’t it? Deadlines, responsibilities, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
LIPSTICK ON A PIG: Fake Peace
My husband and I ain’t scared of conflict. I married a brute of a man… and if we are going to be honest, he married a brute of a woman💁♀️. YOU LOOKIN AT ME CROSS?? You got a problem?? You got something to say?? BRING IT ON. Get it out! Let’s get it out on […]
Let’s See The REAL You.
When I started as a Christian in my early 20s, I was blessed enough to find myself with a role model, a leader in the church, to take me under her wing and teach me the ways of the Jedi. She was a rockstar. She was wise, she led so many women, and always seemed […]