Short Stories and Inspirational Life Lessons
We've had a fire in our fireplace since Sunday. We let if die down last night as we slept through the night. While cleaning the ash I discovered a few coals hidden in the ash, so built another fire from those coals. And since the power was surging, I cooked breakfast near the coals.Sometimes, we …
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Does your path seem murky or uncertain? Listen for His voice!
Gratefulness is a choice which we make daily, all year long, not just on Thanksgiving.
In previous years I've made clear delineations between my fall and winter holidays. The Thanksgiving decor was removed from the Thanksgiving box the first part of November to join the fall wreath which had found it's way to the door in mid October. The weekend after Thanksgiving the oranges, browns, and warm fiery reds were …
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Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.Proverbs 14:1 BSB Every wise woman encourages and builds up her family, but a foolish woman over time will tear it down by her own actions.Proverbs 14:1 TPT Women, I want to encourage you today! Seek wisdom! Choose wisdom! …
So, last year I wrote a book on overcoming fear. It's my story about how God led me into and through places which shattered the cage of fear holding me hostage, a reclaiming of lost dreams I thought long dead, obsolete, and irrelevant. This journey released my heart to fly, to soar upon wings I …
I was hot, tired, and exhilarated all at the same time. I'd just come home from the gym and needed a shower. But I needed something more than getting clean on the outside. I longed for time in HIS presence. I didn't want to wait for another moment. I wanted to speak to my Father. …
I recently completed this book. It has risen to the top of my favorite list. When telling my Mom and sister about this book I started crying. I had no idea it had had that much of an impact on me. I know this for sure: God cares about the prodigals. And He cares about …
The gospel is a simple truth. But what is that truth?
Some of my happiest memories have happened when I was barefooted! This could be because I take off my shoes at every opportunity, but it is never the less the truth! I've run across fields of ground stickers to visit my great grand-mother. I've played in the mud and danced in the rain-BAREFOOT! I've rolled …
