Crash! Flashing lights. Wailing sirens. The news reports say you're in critical condition -- two words no one wants to hear when describing a loved one -- an only child, a beloved son. Your condition is critical -- in need of monitoring, constant care, attention to detail, and fervent prayers. Your status needs an upgrade, but doctors say it will take a miracle. We are praying for a miracle -- a word from God, the intercession of the Spirit, a sign of hope. Most of us understand physical …
New Beginnings
Each fall teachers and students get to have a fresh start. After a summer break it’s a chance to reset, make new goals and try again (no matter how tough the last year was). I work in a county that begins school after Labor Day weekend, so in just a few days students and teachers will fill the hallways of schools in our area. On this day I will begin my ninth year as a special education teacher. For me this is truly a new beginning as I have been in the high school setting for eight years …
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 …