Inspiration
Living Well in Jesus
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You can read what I write with the assurance that the insights I share are making a difference in my life, too.) It is also my goal to boost your prayer life, share the Gospel with you, and equip you to share it with others through the imagery in my devotional pieces.
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Thanksgiving: Piece by Piece
Imagine going into a battle and facing an enemy who is coming at you with flaming arrows, swords, rocks and spears, but you are standing on that desert battlefield in your pajamas with bare feet, holding on to your favorite comfy blanket or stuffed animal.
How do you think you’d fare?
Needing Jesus - Month by Month
Oh, dear Jesus, keep me connected to you, fully ingrafted, all the fiber of my being mixed with yours so that we are one as You and Your Father are one.
The Comfort of Appreciating My Dad’s Legacy
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. -Benjamin Disraeli
wading through grief with eyes on the sunrise
Time with our loved ones is a gift, but heaven is too. When my dad died suddenly, I had to keep my eyes on the Sunrise of Jesus my Savior to get through the pain.
What do you do with fear and worry? My recent health scare had liver and life lessons for me!
What do you do with fear and worry? Here’s how my recent health scare taught me some important lessons about keeping my liver healthy and trusting God when fear comes pounding on my door.
Looking back, looking forward
I find myself wondering about the lessons that God wanted me to learn this past year, and whether or not I learned them well. Did I listen to His still small voice? Not that He is ever small, but in His tenderness and kindness, He speaks to me gently. Did I heed, or brush off His instruction, help, correction, or needful truth?
“Going My Way” - a lesson in grace and humility
Even just writing this short synopsis of Going My Way warms my heart. It just makes me want to be better—to be more Christ-like, as Bing’s character, Father O’Malley, was.
Tending the fire, drawing others to Jesus’ light
I was re-reading my piece called, “Perpetual Fire” this morning and it spoke to me afresh. I hope these excerpts from it will speak to you as well. It also convicted me to keep seeking the Lord and His love to refuel me so I can love the way He has called me to love. I certainly do not have the patience, kindness, loving, gentle, sacrificial and understanding ways in myself! But He always does.
A Healing Poem - Dearest Mom
Dearest Mom,
No one could ever take your place in my life,
Because you’re my mom,
And I cherish you.
God hand chose you to be the person you are--
He hand chose me to be your daughter--
And His grace is enough for both of us. ….
Photo by: https://faithgiant.com
the story behind “Yellow Buttercup”
The story behind “Yellow Buttercup” — a piece featured in my book Journey into Trust.
I got off the phone knowing that the conversation I just had was a gift from God Himself and we stepped out in faith to follow this nurse’s generous advice. For our son, it turned out that UVBI (Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation) was a game changer. The seven treatments he did allowed his immune system to finally see the stealth infections that had haunted him and gave his body the boost it needed to overcome. But it was the gift of that small flower with its gleaming yellow petals that gave me the hope and strength I needed to press ahead and keep fighting the good fight!
Buttercup photo by Pitsch https://pixabay.com/users/pitsch-3124612/