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SURRENDER

An on-going theme these past few weeks of my life has been SURRENDER. It is the message that keeps popping up in devotionals, sermons,...

IT’S UNFAIR!

Sometimes I feel like a little three-year-old girl, desperate to stomp my feet so hard that the entire house would rumble and anyone in...

FATHER’S LOVE

Some of my best memories as a young child were spent with the men in my life who loved and adored me.  This is...

COME, HOLY SPIRIT

Nearly a decade ago, I experienced the Holy Spirit at work within a Christian denomination.  In May when it is our time to celebrate...

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter! What a blessed day, birds chirping outside, the sun peeking out from behind the billowing clouds, kids laughing and splashing in the...

TAKING A PERSONAL INVENTORY

A few years ago, I posted a blog correlating my healing process with a 12-step program similar to the 12 steps for Alcoholics Anonymous....

FROM ASHES AND DUST

I read a devotion today that included a quote from Polish rabbi, Simcha Bunin. Rabbi Bunin said, "Everyone should keep a note in each...

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU & KEEP YOU

It’s a NEW YEAR!!!  Every New Year’s Day I remind anyone who will listen that it is my favorite holiday.  Why?  Because it’s a...

WAIT WITH THE LORD

I had the honor of being invited to speak at a Women’s Advent Tea and as I was preparing for their theme, which was...