Tags: encouragement, hope, hope in hard times
When Change Is Difficult
I first wrote these words about when change is difficult when we moved from Baltimore to Virginia. It was a new season with a lot of change. As I sit now in our home in Tennessee, the principle still rings true and encourages my heart. I hope it encourages you too! The wood beneath my feet was unfamiliar and the length between each step was new. I tiptoed carefully listening for how the house might creak not wanting to wake the children. I reached the final step and made my way to the living room. There was a familiar comfort
A Thanksgiving Prayer from A to Z
Rather than thanking God for what He can do for me, today He prompted me to praise Him for who is with me. My prayer of thanksgiving changed from “Thank you Lord for this and that,” to something much more focused – a Thanksgiving prayer from A to Z. This prayer of thanksgiving will be something I will go back to again and again, and I hope you will too! A Thanksgiving Prayer from A to Z I praise you Lord for you are my Advocate. You are the Author of my life. You hold the Authority over everything I face.
God, Are You Going to Show Up for Me?
I pull the covers back over my head and take a deep breath. So many things to do and so many errands to run, but the desire to get moving has escaped me. I wonder if God is going to show up for me. I nuzzle back into the comfortable place on the bed and wait for the alarm to buzz. I close my eyes and as soon as my body relaxes, buzz, buzz, buzz. I reach for the phone only moving my arm and feel for the snooze button until the sound stops and I relax again. I never
Find Real Peace Today
Find Real Peace Today
Overwhelm and How to Deal With It
Sometimes the struggles of life take us under and sweep us away into unknown depths we’ve never experienced. How do you deal with overwhelm? You want to be strong, have faith, and smile through the storm, but tears, unknowns, and difficult scenarios bombard your mind faster than your faith can respond. We all have those seasons. For some it’s the loss of a loved one who seemed to hold the family together, for others it’s separation in a relationship that held on for years. Perhaps it’s the words of a doctor that swirl inside your heart until you cannot handle another
The One Thing Your Child Needs
What is the one thing your child needs? Wisdom doesn’t come natural. It’s not something you can give to your child on their tenth birthday and expect them to cherish it, treasure it, and keep it forever. It’s a day-by-day, moment-by-moment process. “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.” Proverbs 1:5 (KJV) The hard part is that children have to learn wisdom for themselves. Although I would love to impart every ounce of wisdom I contain into my children, wisdom in itself does not come from me. Wisdom
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