In the past week our nation has been busy celebrating the 4th of July. Many of you shared picnics with your families or watched parades and fireworks in your community. I’ve listened many times recently to the songs about our great country and the freedom we have here in America and it led me to ...…
As I was studying God’s word this morning God led me to Ezekial chapter 36:26-37. Verse 26 tells us - “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Although this passage of scripture ...…
This last weekend our nation celebrated Father’s Day. A lot of us took the time to shop for the perfect card, not too mushy but not too juvenile. Some of you may have taken the extra time to go to the mall or the sporting goods store and pick out a gift for dad; maybe ...…
There’s a song by Mandisa, a Christian singer and a former American Idol, called The Truth About Me that describes what a lot of us probably feel much of the time .…. “If only I could see me as You see me And understand the way that I am loved Would it give a whole ...…
Have you ever wondered why you were born during this time in history? I have. I love reading about history so I’ve always thought about what it would be like to live in different periods. Imagine your fear and excitement as a woman living in Atlanta, Georgia during the time of the Civil War and ...…
As I slowly awakened to a new day I felt the warm sunshine streaming on my back. I turned over toward the window and opened my eyes as the thought popped into my head, it’s Valentine’s Day! What would the day bring? My husband and I don’t usually celebrate this holiday with fancy gifts, but ...…
Do you know that God speaks to us through nature? His voice is actually audible to you daily throughout the beauty of the world around you. In Psalm 18:13 David says of the Lord, “The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded (proclaimed loudly).” God, our Heavenly Father, has a voice! ...…
As the woman began to pray I peeked out of the corner of my eye to watch her. I was in awe. I had never heard anyone pray so powerfully. Her words came smoothly and with confidence. She didn’t hesitate or stumble as the words flowed from her with heartfelt eloquence. For the first time ...…
I had been going through a difficult season of healing. God had decided to take me through a place of spiritual and emotional growth. This meant I was going through the exhausting and painful process of digging through all my hurts of the past, recognizing my own flaws and ugliness, and then giving them all ...…
I looked around the room at the eight women who were watching me expectantly. I had told them that today they would receive a gift from God. I now laid out more than 20 blank envelopes on the table before them and explained that in each envelope was a scripture, one of which, God had ...…