LIVE LOVE

A simple little THANK YOU. So powerful. Any creature with a heart responds to praise. Conditions of the heart are healed with praise. With a little acknowledgement of what someone might be going through, a little bit of caring and kindness...never know who you might have just rescued. Think about you...how do you feel when someone bothers to ask you how you are doing? Immediately your level of confidence rises or falls depending on the persons level of genuine interest or concern. We are called to build up the body. How do you build up the body? Many different ways. Words are one way.  Use your words to speak life and to heal and to nourish those around you. HE WHO BRINGS AN OFFERING OF PRAISE and THANKSGIVING honors and glorified ME; and he who orders his way aright, to him I will demonstrate the salvation of GOD. Psalm 50:23

Desiring the simple life? Do not take your eyes off Jesus. You cannot run a race if you're eyes are not looking straight ahead. How do you keep your eyes looking straight ahead? Open your Bible. Read. Think. Remember. Do what it says. Prepare to be amazed.

Praying that you receive a blessing, healing, and hope to realize you are again held tightly by the strong love of our faithful Saviour who is very near to the broken hearted. Most of you that know me, know that it is hard for me to leave out details when telling of life's journey. I still struggle to convey only facts and attempt to leave out excessive emotional bunny trails. Somehow, I have managed to not really write any updates with the exception of writing a few small blurbs on my blog. In any case, please know that I miss you and until Jesus comes I will be waiting to hear from you and your heart. This last year ended with Dylan and I visiting his family and some of our friends in Missouri from mid December until the 31st. We met up with my sisters and their husbands and children in Tennessee January 1st through 7th. The cabin we stayed in was called above the clouds. I thought it was awfully appropriate seeing how the Lord has kept...

Words are powerful, yet meaningless if they are not backed up by genuine concern, sincere interest, daily deliberate sharing of your time, effort, and thoughts. Investing time, substance, and heart into your relationship is necessary. It is the same with your relationship with God. How much time do you spend with Him? Are you going as deep as you could go?  DRAW NEAR TO GOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU. Very little is accomplished without prayer. Over the years I've asked couples ARE YOU PRAYING TOGETHER? Nine times out of ten the answer is NO. Praying together invites the Prince of Peace to come in and guard your hearts and lives and give you divine insight into the details of your lives and interactions with one another. Whoever said, "If you are desiring to  lay down your life  for her, it is only prudent that you inquire and petition the One who created her. Otherwise, you will be lacking wisdom and understanding and direction." That guy knew what ...

When you least expect it words come through like sunshine on a rainy day. If only we would see life through heavens eyes... I'm convinced that's why I was born into the family I was born into, have lived the life that God has given me, experienced troubles, trials, and victories, made the choices that I have, invested in certain few friendships over the years, and married the man that I did... by design. The pure, sweet, mercy and grace of God's perfect gifts enabling me to see life through heavens eyes. More and more often I am running across folks who are telling me how lonely and unfulfilled they are in their relationships. One or the other person in the marriage or friendship is 'not really there.' Checked out. Clearly have other priorities. Some folks just decide to get used to it and politely distract themselves from the real issues instead of actually attempting to go where not many are comfortable going. Communicating. Being honest. Taking ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas was always a big deal to Mom, and very important to her that we (her six kids) try (if at all possible) to come home for these two holidays and for our birthdays. It's important to come home, to realize where we are and where we've been, and where we are going. Thinking about my Mom, who has now gone on to be with the Lord a few months ago, spurs me on to write. I have been thinking about this generation coming home. Teenage girls and young adults. I wonder if you realize your worth and what you have. In every sense of the word. God has given you a gift, many gifts, and some of the gifts he has given you were meant to be given to 'a certain someone' who cherishes you, and protects and encourages all that God has put in you. Distractions, main attractions, and satisfaction have been drawing us away from the truth, turning our eyes and attention to ourselves. The truth is it is time to do our laundry. The pile is too high an...