Soaking up the Son

Walking the beach in the early morning is so refreshing and invigorating.  My walk, on this particular morning, was a bit more tedious than usual. The tide was high, causing me to either walk in the thick sand or where the water washes up onto the shore resulting in...

What is/are your hobby/hobbies? You just may be surprised by one of mine. According to the online dictionary, a hobby is an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation. I do have a few hobbies that are quite relaxing, but if...

What a slacker! I’m talking about myself. The first thing each morning, I read the daily bible verse that I receive on an app on my phone. Most days I even read more than the presented verse and am blessed by God’s words. Then, I open my email inbox to read the...

Are you superstitious? Tonight (Wednesday the 22nd of June) the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing game four in the Stanley Cup Finals. Tim and I were at the last home game, and they won, so we should go again to bring them luck. And wear the same outfit. Oh, and eat the...

In a conversation regarding the Golden Rule, a person told me their rule, “I treat people the way they treat me…I match people’s energy.” Yikes and ouch. God has a strong opinion on how we are to treat others, even when…especially when, our energy doesn’t match. The...

I could only read four verses today before I was just overcome with gratefulness and indebtedness to Christ. Netflix can wait, God can wait too, but I choose to follow Him.  He truly fills my soul. I want to encourage you to choose wisely…perspective of the world or...

Struggling with sin? I’m pretty confident to say that the answer to this question is “Yes”. Remember that although there is a war raging within your mind, which is the power of sin, there is a greater power that can dominate…the power of the Holy Spirit. When you...

I feel like the following is a PSA for newbies to Florida and our beaches. In the last journal entry, I shared Romans 7:7-13. In verse 9 it mentions, “At one time I lived without understanding the law…” In the margin of my bible I had written “You know what you know....

The older I get the more unwanted hair appear where I really don't care to have them, and most of the time I don’t even realize they are there. It’s not until I look into a magnified mirror that I gasped with a “what the heck” or “oh no” comment to myself. Why didn’t...

Will heaven look like this? My heart was pounding with so much joy! The scene was one filled with family, peace, newness, exploration, calmness, and love. On my early morning walk, the beach wasn't bombarded with beach goers, yet. There was a storm the night before,...

In the verses read today, the example of marriage is used. So, how could I  not use this photo of my man. Right now, I pray for your earthly marriage, or the marriage-to-be in your life, that it is centered around Jesus Christ. If you are still single, don’t settle....

I hope you enjoyed the video reading of Romans 6:15-23, and the little comments and stories I intertwined: https://youtu.be/R3iPwp6XF1Y You choose…a slave to sin or slave to righteous living? Slave to sin:  Leads to death ( a spiritual death) Impurity Lawlessness...