Soaking up the Son

Happy Friday. I hope these household duties motivate you to clean up your act. https://youtu.be/91sx5rimWD0 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 Blessings to you and yours, Stephanie

What a better day to journal about the calming of a storm than today, as many of us are home weathering out Florida’s latest LATE hurricane, Nicole.  When preparing for the next lesson to share with the group of kindergarten through second graders, I searched what...

Each time I gaze at the stars in the sky, I can’t help but be in awe of God’s handiwork. The constellations are in place, the planets often appear to our naked eye, and the movement and construction of the clouds are like God teaching us various brush strokes of art....

What do your social media postings say about you? Recently, I stalked…I mean did research, on some ladies, by viewing their Facebook accounts. They were models in a fashion show that I got to emcee, so I wanted to get to know their personalities and say a little diddy...

For nineteen years, my home church has brought ladies together to hopefully instill a moment of being still, taking a breath before the holiday season begins, getting us in the mood to begin decorating, shopping, and preparing our hearts and minds for Christmas. The...

There’s so much more to Jonah than just the story we always hear about him being in the belly of a great fish for three days.  When you read all four chapters of Jonah, you may discover that you’re not too different from him. Why? Because although he had a closeness...

Question number one: Have you ever been lost or separated from your family or friends? It can be terrifying for the one lost and the ones searching. For years, my mom and stepdad worked the Lost and Found station (an old caboose) at the Florida Strawberry Festival....

It’s that time of year when people are carving pumpkins and feeling fallish.  You may have already carved a pumpkin. The creatively chiseled creation just may be shimmering in the night on your front porch. If you live where the weather is cool, and it actually feels...

One week ago today, while snailing along Interstate 4, my husband called to inform me that the Polk County Sheriff deputy that we heard was killed earlier that morning was the grandson of a dear friend who had recently retired from working with Tim for 22 years. Tears...

For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Romans 8:19 This morning I was sitting on the back porch, reading God’s word, and attentively aware of all the sounds of nature around me. I would read a few...

“What is forgiveness?” “When someone does something to you that hurts your feelings, how does it make you feel?” “Have you ever hurt someone and then you felt bad about it later?” “Should we forgive others?” While casually asking the above questions to a group of...

I was sitting on the edge of the stage, ready to share a bible story and lesson with about seventy energetic kindergartens through second graders. While they were entering the room and finding their place to settle down, one precious little girl sat in front of me....