Soaking up the Son

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. Matthew 6:28-29 I love spring time. The flowers are clothed...

Oh Happy Day! In life, you will have delays, opposition, struggles, weakness, and a plethora of other obstacle words you can conjure up, in order to halt you from accomplishing a task. But…when God is in it, you will win it…through Him. We are reminded of this in...

Don't let others hush you when crying out to Jesus. As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of...

Can you visualize it? You’re holding a stick in a fire, maybe roasting a marshmallow, and the stick (or marshmallow, for the delicious s’mores) catches on fire. You react, and snatch it away from the fire. You saved the stick from becoming ash in the pit, or the...

Friendship. I am so blessed to have a variety of friends.  Growing up, my mom made sure that I was involved in various activities in church, clubs in school, hobbies, etc.. Within these various groups, I was able to forge meaningful friends and appreciated...

There are so many stories in the bible that make me think, “Are we so different?” Well, in today’s chapter, this question arose again. Friend, I want to encourage, challenge, you to read God’s words…Old and New…to discover the lessons we can learn from those in the...

I’m on to my next minor prophet, Zechariah, who has some major lessons. If you’re following along, I mentioned that I’m going to be a bit unconventional and work my way backwards in the Old Testament to learn about the minor prophets. Should I continue posting all my...

Malachi 4: I’m a Florida girl. There is just something about putting my toes in the sand on the beach, getting on our boat and being on the water, and/or walking in woods and enjoying the nature around me…all that sooth my soul and bring peace to me. The sun shining...

While reading chapter three in Malachi, my mind recounted times that God was gracious to me when I recognized my wrong ways of living and turned to Him. I thought about those times when I was led through the fire and how those moments in life refined me to be more...

We have had our dog, Maui, for thirteen months. She is full of life, is very social, and loves to snuggle. To say that Maui has FOMO (fear of missing out) is an understatement. She loves being where the action is and close to you. Over the past year, Maui has become...

Have you ever heard or used the terms, “My life is in the dumps?” or when you’ve made a decision only to realize later it led you to “feel like crap”? Well, those are the thoughts that came to mind when I read Malachi 2:3. I had to laugh at the writing, because the...