5 Ways to Experience God Today
It’s easy to search Google and get answers to your hardest questions. The crazy part is, we actually believe most of what we read on the internet especially if it’s one of the top five hits on our Google search. Experiencing God and His power is more than what a search engine can offer. It has little to do with SEO and more to do with the soul. Read His Word. We all know we should read the Bible, but when life gets busy, it’s one of the first things to go. The older I get, the more I am
The Truth Behind My Book
There’s always something mysterious about a new book. It’s easy to read it at face value and accept the words as they are, but after writing a book, I’m learning there is so much more than meets the eye. When I first set out to write Anchored In, I had a book in my mind and heart that would be for women who are hurting. It would reach beyond the physical into the hearts of women that know the sting of deep struggle. This came as a result of my own sting of abandonment, betrayal, and the reality of living
Finding Time to Write
When I first began writing, I would get up early before the kids were awake and write my heart out. Every spare moment I had, I would write, write, and write some more. I found little pockets of time throughout the day to put my words on the page. There’s really no magic solution or specific routine to churning out word after word. Eventually after lots of writing the words began to add up. When an idea came to mind, I would try to record it right then. If I didn’t, I would quickly forget the idea and it would
Designed to Pray Review & Giveaway
I’ve been challenged lately to pray more. And with that challenge comes two beautiful giveaways for you this resurrection weekend! Designed to Pray by Kelly O’Dell Stanley We all know we should pray. And when life gets a little out of control the first thing we do is often offer up a plea for help to the one who we know can do something about our problem. But do you ever struggle to pray? Do you ever go throughout your day and forget to pray? Do you want to have a deeper relationship with God, but truly practicing the
A Heart Full of Joy
We stood for the invitation and I felt God nudging my heart. He said, “Let the boy get baptized.” Immediately following the simple nudge from God, my little boy looked up with sincere conviction and said, “I’m ready to get baptized.” It’s amazing how God can speak to each of us individually. Jaxon made the decision to believe in Jesus and trust Him for salvation last year, but he had decided to wait until he was seven to let the church know about his decision through baptism. So we put it to rest and waited. My natural answer to his
Journaling Bible Giveaway
With Christmas just around the corner I am teaming up with Thomas Nelson to give you the opportunity to win a beautiful hardback journaling Bible! If you win, it will arrive just in time for Christmas Day! Y’all, this one is so lovely and I can’t wait to see who wins! This KJV Journal the Word Bible from Thomas Nelson is a $49.99 value! “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of