This past week I read about two amazing women of faith who changed the course of history for many people. Each one overcame difficult circumstances in her own life and stepped out in faith to make a difference in the lives of others. The first one is Abigail. Abigail’s story can be found in the […]
If you have never read the book of Esther, I highly recommend that you do. I have read it more than once, and during one of my readings, the passage quoted below seemed to jump out and speak to me. Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered
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In 2017, Reba McEntire released a new album filled with songs of inspiration. One of the songs is titled “God and My Girlfriends”. I love the lyrics to this song, especially the chorus: God and my girlfriends They’re always there when I’m feeling down, always around, lifting me up I love how they know me,
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At the beginning of our staff meetings, my boss asks us to share glory sightings, or ways we have seen God at work during the past week. This practice has made me realize that I don’t spend enough time really looking for God at work in the world. I need to pay more attention to how God
A simple act of kindness can mean a lot. I was blessed to be the recipient of an act of kindness that made me understand how true that statement is. I had gone to Walmart to deliver my husband’s lab coat to him in the Vision Center. I was thinking about trading cars with him
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I recently purchased some prayer beads made of olive word. These aren’t just any prayer beads. These beautiful beads are called Pray and Pause beads. What a wonderful idea! In between each prayer bead is a smaller bead. The idea is that when my fingers move from the larger bead to the smaller bead, it’s time
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. ~Proverbs 3:6 (NRSV) Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. ~Proverbs 3:6 (NLT) Have you ever felt like God was calling you to do something? I have felt like that many
