Monthly Archives: March 2020

The above statement is one that took me almost four decades to take from head knowledge to heart knowledge. I lived too many years feeling as though God was angry with me, ready to judge me if I remotely stepped out of line, standing above me with His thunderbolt in hand, ready to punish meContinue reading “God truly wants the best for His children.”

About the Book Book: Encountering God’s Heart for You Author: Diane M. Stortz Genre:  Nonfiction devotional Release Date: September 3, 2019 God put the Bible together for you, and he wants you to understand and know him better. But sometimes you can get lost in the details and miss the big picture. The Bible is more thanContinue reading “Celebrate Lit Review Promo Blast for Encountering God’s Heart for You by Diane M. Stortz”

“David said: ‘This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety…my God and I trust him. For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are yourContinue reading “Trust”

I started asking God for a word for the year in 2013. I didn’t come up with this idea. It was something I read in a blog I subscribed to, but I wanted “what she was having” and didn’t want to be left out. If God was handing out specific, personal words to people, IContinue reading “Whisper. My Word for 2020.”

About the Book Book: One Little Lie Author: Colleen Coble Genre:  Romantic Suspense Release Date: March 3, 2020 It started with one little lie. But Jane Hardy will do everything in her power to uncover the truth in this gripping new romantic suspense. Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her fatherContinue reading “Celebrate Lit Review Promo Blast for One Little Lie by Colleen Coble”

I wrote last time about how I blew it recently.   And today I want to write about how God restores. He wasn’t mad at me (disappointed maybe) but He restores when we submit, confess, and have an attitude that wants to learn from our mistakes.   Two days later I had another chance toContinue reading “Grace …”

I blew it recently. Big time. I started with the best of intentions. I tried to set the stage for success for myself and the other person involved … and yet I ended up blowing it badly. Saying things I regretted. Hurting the other person involved and feeling guilty the rest of the day. IContinue reading “Blew it … Big time!”

Sometimes I’m a fun mom. Sometimes I’m a crabby mom. Always I’m a mom who loves her kids enough to step into the hard to help them become the adults they were designed to be.   One such instance occurred lately. One of our children has a habit of leaving a rabbit trail behind …Continue reading “Different types for different reasons”

Five years ago when we talked as a family about introducing another dog into our unit, I made it perfectly clear what the rule was going to be. I work from home and said I was more than willing to let the dog out all day, however many times necessary, when home alone, but onceContinue reading “I’m my dog’s alpha because he chooses me”