Walking with God

Well, I’m a little late in starting this for the new year, but better late than never. Last year I wrote a journal entry titled, Christmas Cards...Praying Cards. Tim and I are continuing our new tradition with praying for two families each day by randomly drawing two...

  What a birthday present! On the way home from school, I asked “Cole, is there anything else you want for you birthday?” He said, “A dog.” Well, God sure was listening, because Cole didn’t only get “a dog” but HIS dog! Marley went missing on Christmas night...

HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY, COLE! I used to say that Cole was going to be the doctor of the family. Why? Because he was the one, out of my three children, who seemed to visit the doctor’s office most often between for various reasons when he was young. He had Metatarsus...

   “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace.” Matthew 6:6 MSG I...

You often hear folks say, “Watch out. Once you turn forty, your eyesight is one of the first to start going and showing your age.” Forty came and went and my eyesight was fine. Then, not too terribly long after forty-one I noticed I’d have to start holding things back...

I was awakened this morning by the sounds of rain gently pitter-pattering outside. Oh how I wish I was under my great-grandma Hunter’s tin roof today. While my son, Cole, and I were on our way to school, I said in an open-eyed prayer while driving, “Lord, may the rain...

I just need to say this: I love and adore my three children. They are each unique and gifted in their own God-given way. Just sometimes… God, I know I give them to You and then take back a worry, and this cycle continues to repeat itself. Now, I’m releasing them back...

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 For some crazy reason,...

Part 7 of the "Purity" series:  Pregnancy before marriage? Dear younger me, You are ingrained through friends, family, media, school, etc. that the only way to get pregnant is to have sex. (Okay, unless you go and pay for all the medical technology, but I’m not taking...

Here’s the simple lowdown from the Lord: Clean yourself up. I see you doing bad things. Stop it! Do what is right. Treat people honestly. Pursue integrity. Protect those who are orphaned or widowed. It doesn’t matter to me how “bad” you think you are, talk to Me....

“Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what He wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.” Micah 6:8 Oh how precious and true are those words. I love them! They have touch my heart this morning in a...

Okay, so have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? According to the MacMillan dictionary , a New Year’s resolution is "a decision that you make on the first day of the year about the things that you intend to do or stop doing during that year." I stopped doing...