Acts 13 "Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manean who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set [...]
Journal
The Wonder of Creation
I went to a park today with my son to hike the nature trails. We arrived just before the peak viewing of the solar eclipse began in our area and saw some people setting up photography equipment in the parking lot. As we did not have safety glasses we continued on to explore the [...]
Keep Looking for Surprises
Remember back to when you first met your spouse and everything about them was new and awed you. You were excited to ask them what their hopes and dreams were. We need to keep doing that. They are the one person on the earth that God has granted us to become so intimate with that [...]
Step Out!
Got a deeper revelation that not only did Jesus do something FOR us, (and that in itself will make me praise Him for all eternity) but that His victory IN us is to EMPOWER us to do something! We only have a short time here. The only dream I want is one that is IMPOSSIBLE [...]
Correction = Blessing
Choose to be thankful when you receive correction. It's like a shot in the arm, it stings for a minute but it will protect you in the long-run. It means God loves you so much He won't leave you in the condition you are in. He's always pulling us up HIGHER! ❤ #correctionisablessing #growthmindset #movingUP
Cultivating Thankfulness in Our Children
Chad and I have worked hard over the years to always demonstrate our faith through everyday actions. While kids are young, we are to be Jesus to them. When we teach them how to submit to us it’s because we want them to practice on us so they will be able to easily submit to [...]
God’s Victory Plan!
Check out the POWER-PACKED chapter of Romans 8! Being that this chapter is one of my favorites in the entire Bible, it is difficult to pick just one thing to expound upon! As we read this passage, don't leave here without a sense of how VERY BLESSED we are! We learn that we are not [...]
Marriage 101
Marriage goals: Those things you did in the early days to get your man's attention, keep doing those same things. If you made sure your hair and face were done up before you went out somewhere, then put in the effort now. You deserve to look and feel your best and they deserve to appreciate [...]
See & Say
Remember the old Fisher Price See & Say toy? It was a round dial, with an arrow and a crank and all the farm animals were pictured around it. You pull the lever and whatever the arrow lands on it would tell you which animal picture you were seeing and what it says. We will [...]
Expect Revelation
"For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to ME for YOU; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery..." So, revelation was given TO Paul FOR the church, and therefore [...]