James 1:2-4

Join me for Day 16 of 31 Days to Fruitful Living! Joy will bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Keep watering. Joy is very resilient.…

Everyone struggles with pain and suffering in their lives. We wonder if our pain has a purpose. Todaym let’s consider 3 ways pain has a purpose in our lives…

A few days ago, we were having company over for dinner and I was a teeny bit stressed about the preparation. I always think I’m much further ahead than I am, and I go from totally fine to the-world-is-falling-apart in three seconds flat. My 8-year-old son looked at me and asked innocently, “Mom, wha…

Thismorning I was plaiting Hannah’s hair before she went to school. She was building with Lego while I worked on her hair. I was half way th……

In times of boredom or desperation, we need inspirational quotes to uplift our weary souls. We live in a world of chaos, disorder, and brokenness. When everything seems fine, boredom also sets in. As a result, our momentum and optimism plummet to cripple us so that we cannot positively and cheerfully move on. No one …

Photo by: Miguel Barrera Waiting. The final frontier. To boldly go where no man wants to go. I don’t know about you, but I hate to wait on just about anything. No, I’m not that important, where I h……

One of the hardest things on this journey we call, “life” is overcoming. It seems as if it will never happen. Either the hole of debt we have dug is too deep, or the struggle with the one we once l……

When Joseph was younger, we were getting ready for school. Joseph had a cold. I happened to see what was in the pockets of his school short……

I have no doubt that the devil loves to get us thinking the worst-case scenario to keep us from confidently trusting God. He loves to make us forget that God is far greater and much more powerful than he (the devil) can ever be. Therefore, I meditate on scripture that reminds me about God’s love, mercy, power, ability, compassion, etc., etc., etc.!…

The blacksmith uses heat and force to transform the iron into the desired shape. The iron goes into the fire to be heated and is then moved to the anvil to be hammered into the desire form. The process is repeated until the smith is satisfied with the result.…