My seven-year-old and a friend were negotiating for more playtime.I told them I was okay with it, yet I wasn't sure the other mom would be. My exact response was, "Be prepared that she's going to say no." Mattie (my daughter) looked at her friend and said, "Let's not think about the no's!" She reminded me of something COVID has been trying to make me forget...believe in ...
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Unplug or Plug-in?
Dear Lord, I'll keep this simple as there seem to be many things pulling for my energy and attention. Help me to discern when to unplug and when I should plug-in. Where should I put my energy? What deserves my attention? Who to tune in to and who to turn off? What has become power sucks in my life? What makes me shine brighter, allowing me ...
Guide Us Into Peace…
“Because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”~ Luke 1:78-79 Dear Lord, It feels like our world has been turned upside down. How can I help heal the hurt and pain of this world? I don't want to sit by and watch more ...
A Prayer for Memorial Day
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” ~ John 15:13 Dear Lord, May I remember those who laid down their life before me. The men and women who sacrifice their lives for my freedom. The families who sacrificed their hero for our nation. The souls who went to battle and earned their wings as America’s Angels. Let the act ...
A Time for Everything
There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under the heavens"Ecclesiastes 3: 1 Dear Lord, Today, I'm writing for your strength, grace, and goodness for those who are being called to slow down, be patient, rest, and heal. Today's world has glorified the busy, the active, the doers of the world. Yet we must remember just as we're not always called to ...