The words woman of valor came to me as I was walking. My vocabulary has expanded through the years, but valor is one word I don’t frequently hear. When I hear a word that I don’t use much in my everyday life I perf up to it because God is speaking to me. I pay attention because the word may be for m...

I’m grateful I have others to love.

There was a time in my teenage years I wanted nothing to do with anyone else, except me. I was very selfish, self-driven, rude, and cold-hearted. Those ugly ways in me took many years for God to help straighten out. It didn’t come easy.

Loving myself was one thi...

Is God your B.F.F. (Best Friend Forever)?

Did you know God can be your B.F.F.?

Yes – it’s possible.

Staying close to God like a friend in the flesh is what we can do.

How does it happen?

It’s a mind shift. Taking our actions of our friendships here on earth to how we can and need to relate to G...

Recently I went clothes shopping. So what?

I don’t like shopping. So that's why it's a BIG deal.

Going to a physical store to shop is an overwhelming task, shuffling through the racks, finding the right size, trying on clothes, putting them back where you found them, going to another store, and st...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, why can’t I look at myself at all?

In my past destructive years, I experienced hurt and shame. It was equally divided between self-inflection and the hurtful actions of others. During this dark time, I formed a habit of covering up the pain with my bandage of alcohol and...

“You’re going to have this baby today; it’s going to happen today.” These words coming from a nurse friend replayed in my mind.

It was happening all too early – seven weeks to be exact.

My mind was going a hundred miles an hour with more questions than answers and some of them involved death.

Wa...

“Why can’t you see my point-of-view?”

“It doesn't make sense to me. Why can’t you see my side of the issue?”

The door slams and out I go for a walk with my frustration level high. I may as well be running because I want to get away from the confrontation and words that swirl with both of us tryin...

Are you like me on the conquest for contentment?

I work hard to stay in a mindset of rest and satisfaction, being grateful for all God has given me each day. One day of contentment leads to the next and then I slip into an ease and I slack in the war plan to keep my ground - I skip my quiet time, I...

As I sit in my quiet time with God, I try to keep my thoughts from racing, I try to stay calm however my mind is like the movie trailer at the theater. It goes from one captivating scene to the next, flashing from subject to another, some related to each other, and others have nothing to do with any...

“Slow down you’re going too fast!”

I’ve been told this nearly every day of my life.

Just as fast as I move so do my thoughts. From the moment my eyes open these thoughts are mostly of worry for kids, husband, finances, work project……you fill in the blank because I know you know!

Our runaway, worr...

Jumping out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off has been a normal thing for me. I can wake up quickly, get going, and be ready for the day in record time compared to most people.

This can be considered a good quality, an achievement, and something to be proud of, or is it?

Waking up and getting r...

Think back to the cartoon of Bugs Bunny and his friend the Tasmanian devil who would swirl and whirl around and around going everywhere and now where. Then all of a sudden, he’d STOP. He looked frazzled and crazy, panting and eyes looking all googly.

Now think of what a human would look like when t...

God loves you like you’re the only one!

Do you believe it?

Some days I do, others I forget I am loved by the One True God, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Almighty God, Papa God, Prince of Peace.

God loves you like you’re the only one!

When I repeat this statement in my mind on those days ...

There is no 1,2,3 fix me, and I am all good in the forgiveness area.

No - this subject takes time and practice.

Did you think the fairy would come and wave the magic wand over you and tah dah you’d forgive the person immediately?

Maybe in your dreams.

The reality of forgiveness is it’s not eas...

REST means stop all movement and sit. Well, this is my elementary definition yet an honest one. 

Resting has never come easy for me, and I don’t know how to do it. I need God to teach me because I grew up in a family who placed high value on working and rarely rested. Being in constant motion and ...