Last night I sat with my husband and watched a movie. It was no ordinary movie, it was a documentary. While I did not agree with everything that was brought up in it, it did cause me to think and consider a lot of things. In the movie, the narrator has a problem and has no idea how to solve it. Instead of trying to do it himself, he searches for wisdom. He travels and asks men and women of different countries for answers to his problems. He listens to what they are saying and he takes away …
Starting the Week Right with Wisdom
It's the first day of the week and if your like me, you are thinking of all the things that you have to do. The laundry needs to be washed in preparation for the week ahead. The menu needs to be planned. The bathrooms need a refreshing, but guess what?! Our minds need a refreshing too. As we look at all that has been set before us this week, the blog posts that we are going to write, the people that we are going to pray for, and so much more, let's stop to seek out wisdom. Today we are …
Don’t Get Lost In the Hype
I am thinking of where I should start with this post, but I'm just going to jump right into it. As bloggers, women, wives, mothers, sisters, friends, dreamers...you name it, we all want to be our best. No one wants to miss the thing that God has for them in life. No one wants to watch the next person write that book, sing that song, grow that blog, or ______(fill in the blank), while she sits on the sidelines...waiting. Yet, for many of us, this is what is happening. It's not time to take …
Living According to Faith, Not Fear
There are times in our lives when the normal, ordinary, and mundane don't have the ability to move us from point A to point B. Our lives and emotions are being stretched in a way that only two things are possible; something good or something bad will come out of it. In these times, it is very important to realize what faith can do. Most of the time, the only way to do that is to go back to the Word of God. What did He say about faith and its power on our lives? "As for God, His way is …
How Will You Respond
Everyone responds to the love of God. Most people, when the clearly understand and see the love of God, receive it. However there is another aspect of God's love that not many think about or even realize that they must respond to. Today I want to ask you. How do you respond to God's chastisement? Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. ~Psalm 51:10 This is what we pray, when things are going well and we desire to be pleasing unto the Lord. We know that …
Start Your Week Strong: Have a Plan
It's Sunday and for many of us, it is the start of a busy week. If we are to be completely honest about all of the things that pull and tug on us, there are a million and one things that we could attempt to do this week. Yet, what we should do before we begin the week is establish a plan. So what's the plan? I know that I will have mine and you will have yours, but there are three things that I want you to do in the process. These are the three things that I will be doing as well. Seek …