His Words I Cannot Comprehend

I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore...Genesis 22:17 Sand streamed between my fingers like sand through an hour glass, as I dug my toes further into the beach.…

He Leads Me His Way

  FORERUNNER Making a path where one did not exist,carving out a tributary for others to flow. The view ahead I cannot see, It does not look as though a path should be. But He leads me that way... Branches, logs, precipice, and…

If You Could Ask About Scripture What Would Your Question Be?

In Hebrew, "Beit" means house. "Midrash" comes from the word root that means to seek, to search out, to dig for meaning. A Beit Midrash is a House of Study or a House of Interpretation. It can be traced back to early Rabbinic literature as…

Making My Words Count - Not Counting My Words

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14   Every time I blog, I count the words I write. Keeping it short and to the point keeps people's…

Parenting: The Long-Term Investment

  Whatever you do, work with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for men. Col. 3:23 You can do it, there you go.... Look she's standing all by herself! Oh, he's scooting across the floor! Did you get that first step on video? Brush…

Searching For Loyalty

I WAS CHOSEN!!! Yep, that's how I felt when the judge asked the attorneys if there was any reason why I could not sit on the jury. I stood up and took my oath, and swore to do my best to listen and weigh all that would be shared with me in…

Love Is Patient

Love is patient (with me), love is kind (toward me) ... I am grateful to those who read what God inspires me to write. I am grateful that God prompts me to place words to print. Often times what I write down are intimate thoughts, life experiences,…

Please Forgive My Moment of Ranting: Don't QUIT!

But it's hard... Agh! I think that is the weakest excuse in the book! It's also the most common excuse I hear, and the one that drives me the craziest! Of course it's hard! Of course living a life for God is hard. Of course trying to loose weight…

To Hunger Only For What Is Good

I heard a testimony on the radio yesterday: A family was at the mall when their daughter saw a homeless man scavenging food from the trash cans. The young daughter was moved by the sight, and asked her father if she could buy the man lunch.…

Magnifying The Past

Months and months of blood work, doctor appointments, research, and waiting. Every symptom was looked at, and every new pain became a concern. Combing through online research, and multiple phone calls to specialists. Worry, fear, and uncertainty…