Joykeepin vs the Joykiller.
Joy makes all the difference in the world in approach to the will of GOD. Without it we get frustrated and have to push through instead of walk through.
Good Friday? Are You Kidding Me?
This was originally written March 2009. My mother was dying and everyone I know is going through something so I thought I would share. Sunday is coming!!! Where my feet may fail. I have been studying church history and the history of Christianity in general and I have […]
Law of Subtraction.
(Mom went to be with the LORD before I made it home again Nov 18th, 2010. Her last words to me were that she loved me over and over. I miss her dearly, her legacy to me was to love and be good to people. She was even searching […]
The Economics of Sex
The Economics of Sex <– Click to view before reading. Although this is an economic lesson and it does speak of the mechanics of our culture today. The price of crossing this line is more than most can pay. We become relationally dysfunctional and muddy up the most amazing […]
Oh be careful little email what you speak.
Our God is a God of second chances and sometimes those second chances come right away and some take years. When I try in my own strength to help that is when my intentions may be good but my method may be faulty. When we do not wait […]
The Secret to Life ~ Your flight has been cancelled.
The Secret of Life is in letting go. Listen to this song Completely and read below. I was supposed to be on my way to an adventure in Atlanta. This was all changed in a week that has been unlike any other I have had in a while. […]
Life Doesn’t Collapse in a Moment
Life doesn’t collapse over minutes and we can get to the point we feel as if our life has been turned inside out. There are many in this life who are living that way and who have gotten so discouraged they are resigned to the coffin waiting on […]
Encouragement from my beautiful daughter.
(my daughter sent this email to me and I hope it encourages all who might read here.) I read this again today … what a priceless treasure. Dear Mom, I kinda understand what you are going through there at work. It’s hard to live in a secular environment, be […]
Wail On, Pit Dwellers
(Please note, I totally believe GOD wants to hear from us. I have been a pit dweller at times in my life this is written for a reminder to myself as well ) Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! No one just wakes up with an emotionally burned out crippled and crumbled life. It takes time to […]
Whatever it Takes
I used to sing a song called Whatever It Takes. I remember a man in my church saying to becareful because God might just do whatever it takes. Within a few years I was divorced facing life alone after 20 years. That being said let’s look at this […]
We weren’t meant to survive-huh?
I know it sounds misleading but hear me out. I was listening to a message this week and wanted to share some of the ideas that it prompted in my heart. I always have side table discussion with myself when I hear something because I am evaluating things […]
My All In All
When I first was saved years ago I was taken in to a family that basically exchanged my broken family for a new one. I did not understand Christ living in me and I wanted to be saved for a reason that was not only about salvation but […]
Healthy Things Grow
Reposted from 2008 I have been learning and growning in the Lord. It’s amazing how my past has come full circle. I would love to say that I have been on a perfect journey that has always walked toward the Lord but that would be a lie. I […]
Stumbling in the Darkness
Lost at Gettysburg I was talking on the phone to a loved one who was visiting Gettysburg and as darkness was ensuing he became lost on one side of the battleground and was struggling to find his way out. I remember hearing his struggle in the thorns and […]
It’s ok to say, that’s enough!
Although my life is now a deeply increasing desire to walk with the LORD and know Him more intimately the demands of life are real and present. I changed careers a little over two years ago to a very high pressure job. Daily bombarded with calls, orders, expectations, […]
Emerge a changed Woman.
My past is riddled with so many things, some drama, mistakes, pain, violence, sadness, divorce, marriage and death. I can’t begin to write all that I could say about it. I guess I could fill this blog with it all so that you can identify with me on […]
Bitter? Me? *Shock Face*
I am here! I can’t believe it. I have let a root of bitterness settle in my life. I went to church today hoping to sing and lift my heart a little. It is Mother’s Day and the second one without my children. It’s been over 6 years […]
Love from The Four Loves by CS Lewis
Lots here to ponder …………think deep folks and God bless. I find myself in need of your prayer. The Four Loves To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure […]
Movin’ On
Rascal Flatts wrote this song somehow I identify with it in some ways. This isn’t the yippeee yi yo springboard I envisioned to declare my life back but it is poignant somehow to say some things in my heart. Parts I don’t agree with at all but overall […]
TRUST, Relationships and Harm’s Way
Trust is hard to define for me but is something that I know is vital in a relationship. When it is gone the relationship is in danger. Someone once said, “if only I were the person my dog thinks I am.” I don’t know all of the implications […]
God in a box?
From learning and first hand witness I have understood that Catholics believe God is in a certain box until he becomes flesh during the Eucharistic ceremony. Hearing it and witnessing it is unbelievable. This belief is a matter of contention among Christendom. God in a box? Well before […]
Water My Garden before I fade away.
Sometimes I think I am a foreigner and then I am reminded by the Bible that I am not of this world. I have by my own fault isolated myself from most of the folks I know, moved to a new town, and basically as a southerner would […]
Yikes, Elijah!
Elijah Syndrome, lol. I thought the name was original with me. A quick web search proved me wrong but I am going to share this with you in that vein. I have been studying alot lately. I enjoy learning many things. One recent wow moment was when I […]
Being Me is Not Easy
Sometimes being me isn’t easy lol. I asked a question recently of some of you. Do you really love God and how do you know? I pondered that with my finite brain for a few days and although this isn’t a definitive answer I do believe it approaches […]
Square peg in a round vacuum
You might remember being a little kid and getting a wooden bench with a hammer and several different shaped colorful pegs to hammer into the bench. I have such a fond memory. I had my little multi-colored pegs and would find the exact shape to hammer them into. […]
Trading My Sorrows ........ Grace Restored 