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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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.
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?
Pain in the Sunshine
I wrote this piece during the most painful days of my breast cancer journey when I was healing from the cumulative effects of five weeks of radiation therapy.
Scar vs. Ebenezer (Place of Rememberance)
The piece in my devotional called “Scar vs Ebenezer” captures my struggle to come to terms with the mastectomy that loomed in my future. Breast cancer affects every woman that it invades differently. There are so many different stages and grades and types of breast cancer; all of which make each journey unique. Each woman carries different attitudes and beliefs and feelings about their bodies and their womanhood. …. Like Ancient Israel, I, too, took a circuitous route, and God loved me every step of the way.
Photo by: Debby Hudson
I See…
God encourages our hearts at just the right time!
My piece titled, “I See…” was something that came to me one fall several years ago when we were deeply in the thick of our kids’ chronic illnesses. It was a time when my son had to pull back from his homeschooling classes —again— and I had long cries with God over scary symptoms and so many not yet answered prayers.
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/