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.
My Dad
Yesterday was My Dad’s birthday. He would have been 87 years old. His death nine years ago changed our lives forever. I still miss him terribly. On days like yesterday, when his presence is missed so much, I look for ways to connect with him. I look for his fingerprints in my life…May I share some of these thoughts with you? — My hands remind me of his. Mine are strong with short, square fingers—just like his, but his were rougher, from farming. (My mom and sisters
Forgive me, Lord
Good morning, God. Thank you for another day. Thank you for being with me every single moment of today. I’ve been a bit ungrateful lately, Lord. Well, actually, it’s probably more than “a bit.” Please forgive me for my complaining. My impatience. None of my “reasons” justify my stinkin’ attitude . Thank you for your love which meets me where I am. Thank you for your forgiveness which is so undeserved. Thank you for the bazillion things you have given me… …for which I am grateful. I
Confidence: Now is your time
I have a new favorite book to share with you! One of my Girlfriends, Elizabeth Hagen, has written a book that could have begun with, “Dear Gaye…” I just love it. In Confidence: Now is Your Time, Elizabeth shares 31 stories – and oh, how we love our stories! – that offer dramatic lessons she’s learned to help us start loving who we are and what we do right now. Elizabeth writes about dreams lost and dreams that become reality. Real life. Grace. Raising kids. Moving through
One word can change your life
My dear Girlfriend, Chere Bork, is a Health and Life Balance Enthusiast! She has graciously given me permission to share a post from her blog dated July 18, 2012. (Check out her website – she is helping people make great, positive changes!) Ever feel like your life is falling apart? Since October I have been struggling to find a solution for the cloudy vision in my right eye. It reminds me of a dirty contact that has a protein build up…the problem is that I can’t take
My needs…His promises
One of the things I love best about God… He ALWAYS keeps His promises. I am tired. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” I’ve messed up. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…” (That means that the slate is wiped clean!) I feel so anxious. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
Psalm 23
“God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, You find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath And send me in the right direction. Even when the way goes through Death valley, I’m not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd’s crook makes me feel secure. You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup brims with
Crank up the music!
Crank up the music and put your dancin’ shoes on! Or as David said, “… burst into jubilant song with music…” (Psalm 98:4) Don’t you just love the word burst? I’ve been listening to a lot of David Phelps this week – which means there’s a whole lot of emotion, energy, and good ol’ southern gospel music flowing through my heart and my emotions. I’m burstin’! Our last weekend of the summer…let’s go out with celebration…noise…movement…MUSIC. I promise you this… Whatever your heart needs this weekend…you will
Hello, God, it’s me
What a treat! Beth Kothe is a guest blogger today. She is also a contributing author to “God, Girlfriends, & Chocolate.” I have a strange confession to make. I am jealous of Moses. You know, Mr. “Let My People Go,” Pharaoh-intimidating plagues, 10 commandments, etc. Why am I jealous of a guy who’s been dead for over 4,000 years? Because he talked with God directly. God told Moses in great detail how to do what He had put him on earth to do: get the Israelites out
Do-overs
I love do-overs. If I don’t like what I’m writing, I hit the delete key and “do-over.” If my hair is having a bad day, my brush winds its way through and creates a “do-over.” If my chicken dish doesn’t turn out…well, that I just throw out. Wouldn’t it be freeing if we could “do-over” (or throw out!) some of those moments from our past? Stupid decisions we made. Comments shared. Hot pants worn. We can’t pretend those moments never happened. Yet…God makes it possible for us
Thank you for the waiting time
This is one of the most beautiful prayers I’ve ever read… “You keep us waiting. You, the God of all time, want us to wait for the right time in which to discover who we are, where we must go, who will be with us, and what we must do. So thank you…for the waiting time. You keep us loving. You, the God whose name is love, want us to be like you – To love the loveless and the unlovely and the unlovable; To love
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