5 Steps to a Calm Christmas
The hustle and bustle is upon us. The December calendar is filled to the brim with Christmas pageants, programs, parties, and shopping. Crazy people everywhere are rushing here and there decking halls and singing fa-la-la-la-la. It makes me twitch a little. I love Christmas, but the pace seems to get crazier and crazier every year. I like the slow parts. I like to inhale and smell the comforting scent of cinnamon and apple spice. I like to sit by the Christmas tree and watch the ornaments glisten and dazzle. I like to gather around a table and enjoy laughter and
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Here a boy, there a boy, everywhere I look, a boy. I remember too well the way my teenage crush would change by the day, hour and minute. I wanted to find “the one” and settle into a strong relationship, but my mind and opinion of guys would change more than once a day. At some point, I grew out of my fickle feelings of hopping carelessly from one crush to another and I passionately surrendered my heart to my sparkly blue-eyed sweetheart. Much like my feelings of here a boy, there a boy, everywhere I look a boy, my
Pray for Cyrus
Sometimes things in life happen that we cannot understand. When illness hits, it can be heartbreaking and terrifying all in the same moment. We try to be strong, press on, and make the best of the life that lies before us, but sometimes life seems to be put on hold while we wait for test results, reactions to medications and the doctor’s short-term and long-term plans. A dear friend of mine recently received the difficult news that her precious five-year-old son has Leukemia. Immediately the things in life that seemed big now look very small. The problems that filled our
The Secret Place
by Micah Maddox There is a place deep inside, No man will ever see. It holds the issues of my life. It reveals the real me. I want it to be pure and clean. I want it to be right. Everyday I have a choice, Another chance to see the light. Some days are filled with big mistakes. I let darkness invade. The inner place deep inside, Quickly becomes afraid. Fear and guilt weigh me down. They become my identity. I never intend to take that route, But somehow it overwhelms me. I’m learning more everyday, How to give up
The Bravest Thing
It’s sometimes the obvious things that are the most difficult. It’s obvious that we need to confess our sins and turn from them, but it’s much more difficult to actually take that step. Sometimes it’s comfortable to stay put. The guilt becomes the norm and the struggle seemingly fades away. The sin that consumes your life looks normal and you are surrounded by other people engaging in the same stuff. You can go on for a while, pressing down conviction and the knowledge of right and wrong. After all, everyone is doing it. At some point you are faced with
God is Faithful…
God is faithful, God is right, Everything that I do, He’s my guiding light. God is holy, God is true, In all that I go through, He is there too. God is peaceful, God is strong, No matter how hard it seems, He’s never wrong. God is gracious, God is kind, Every thought that I’m thinking, He sees my mind. God is mighty, God is love, Every step that I’m taking, He’s watching from above. God is righteous, God is great, Every journey I’m walking, He keeps my path straight. God is proven, God is truth, Every day I can
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