Today's Blessing

God is near you. His strength is given one-day-at-a-time and His wisdom, always when you need it. God promises His abiding presence to those who ask, so talk to Him today; invite Him into whatever circumstance has you bewildered. Mothering is hard. Do not be discouraged. You are not in this alone. God partners with you.

I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10, NIV)

  It had been a busy day and I kept moving from morning to night, actually, with a new baby in the house, I was moving in the middle of the night as well.  It was bedtime for my other two and I had just tucked them in. Completely exhausted with my third child now asleep […]

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  I love starting a new year. It’s fresh and full of promise – a miracle. “Miracles are supernatural events that supersedes natural laws.” Do you need a few of these this year? Last week I drove by a familiar intersection and a memory came flooding back. Let me tell you about a miracle … […]

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Dear Mom, This year is almost in the history books and what’s done is done. The good news is: you can start fresh tomorrow and to ensure change, commit to forgetting the past – both good and bad. The good has a tenacity to make us proud, and the bad, well, that can keep us […]

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Do Not Worry The Bible says not to worry about anything. Ponder that for a moment. Not-to-worry-about-anything. That’s intense. My Mom heard a quote once and when she detects worry in herself (or me!) she says, “Worry is needless, useless and godless”. She’s right. Worry zaps the life out of good moments and sucks the […]

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The Night Everything Changed As darkness fell, nothing was out-of-the-ordinary. The shepherds were in the fields with their sheep, possibly reclining with their back against a rock (uncomfortable!) – watching, like every other night. Can you imagine their surprise, when right before their slumbering eyes an angel appeared? And I wonder why to them? During […]

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