Are you wondering if God has forgotten about you? He hasn't. Not ever.
If God were to send you a message, I think He’d write something like the words in this note.
Permission Granted. Stop Worrying.
OK. So I got a big wake-up reminder this morning from Oswald Chambers. (My Utmost for His Highest is one of my favorite devotionals.) Chambers is writing about Matthew 6:25… “Do not worry about your life.” What a simple statement / command. Right? Not too hard to misunderstand what Jesus is telling us here. “Beware of allowing the thought that this statement is made by One Who does not understand our particular circumstances. Jesus Christ knows our circumstances better than we do, and he says we must
My Worry Prayers
“Hip replacement that includes a hiking schedule” The billboard words convinced me that if I ever need a new hip (I don’t), that’s the medical facility and doctors I’d want to do the surgery. Why? They give me hope. They don’t just tell me the surgery would go well… They tell me that good things will happen after the surgery. They paint a picture of how much better my life could be if I turn my pain and suffering over to them. Here’s what surprised me about my
The End of the Story
Saturday mornings at Betty Amundson’s house in Shelly, MN. One of my favorite times of the week. “Good News Club.” Betty Amundson told the best stories. A bunch of us little kids would squirm and elbow and squeeze into her living room so we could hear her tell us stories of “Good News.” Bible stories that taught us about God, his miracles, and ordinary people who did some really cool things. (Just think about this for a minute…as a child, hearing a story about a shepherd boy
“…just give me enough.”
Keep me from lying and being dishonest. And don’t make me either rich or poor; just give me enough… Proverbs 30:8 (NCV) One of my favorite bloggers, Heidi Kreider, shared a post a few days ago that caused me to pause. There are so many great Girlfriends out there sharing their hearts, God’s heart, and encouraging mine. And last week, Heidi’s words made me stop and take a deep breath. May I encourage you to just jump over to her site today by clicking here? Read her
Miss America
A special treat: A chapter from “God, Girlfriends & Chocolate!” As little girls, my sisters and I loved watching the Miss America pageant. We’d pick out our favorite gowns, use our homemade score cards to judge the talent competitions, and cry when Bert Parks would sing, “There She Is, Miss America.” (If you don’t remember Bert Parks, my apologies. Parks was emcee for the pageant from 1955-1979.) We dreamed of the day when we would look like, act like, and be Miss America We still enjoy the
In the Nighttime Hours
Do you wake up in the dark hours of the night, worrying? I do. And the darkness, the need for sleep, the weariness… They seem to make the worry even more…overwhelming and heavy. I’m often worrying about my Mom… Is she OK? Is she lonely? Has she fallen? Maybe your worries are… — When I wake up in the morning, I’ll still have cancer. — Is my daughter at college making the right choices? — It’s late, and my husband isn’t home yet. — Bills are due,
Grace is in this
Hi! Just wanted to post an extra little bit of encouragement this week… From 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (The Message) … “Because we know that this extraordinary day is just ahead, we pray for you all the time— pray that our God will make you fit for what he’s called you to be, pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something. If your life honors the name of Jesus, he will honor you. Grace
See Him Who is Invisible
The flipping of the calendar page reminds me that days have passed…new days are ahead. Celebrations, decisions, disappointments from the yesterdays… they are now part of what was. I am most interested in what will be. I wonder where we will travel, what we will do, as the calendar pages turn? It’s hard to ignore the reminders that tell us to make sure to plan, set goals, set our course. I find some good nuggets in that advice… And it makes me nuts. It’s way too
Let God Be God
When the challenges come, too often our natural inclination is to try and fix the problems ourselves. Right? I’ve learned that doesn’t work. (It’s a lesson I keep learning, and keep learning, and keep learning…) Taking my problems on as a “Do it yourself” project just prolongs the discomfort, anxiety, and poor results. Today I’m over at my friend, Teri Johnson’s site — Keeping It Personal. I’m sharing a bit more about what I’ve learned about getting out of the way… and Letting God Be God. Come join us!
December’s Three-Legged Stool
It feels like a 3-legged stool. This month of December. The first leg… I hear the life-changing Christmas story once again and celebrate the birth of this tiny baby boy who would become my Peace. My Joy. It is true – Perfect Love came down at Christmas time. This is what Christmas is about for me. Then there is the second leg of the stool… The fun and excitement of the gift giving. Spending time with friends and family. The laughter. The music. The shopping. The Hallmark
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