Last month I wrote a post titled, “Where is God When Bad Things Happen to Good People?” and gave my thoughts on that age-old question. Tonight we saw Kirk Cameron’s new documentary, “Unstoppable” in which he goes in his own journey after losing a young friend to cancer to answer that same question. While many of our conclusions were similar, one of his insights just…well…knocked me right upside the head. We know the Bible contains story after story of bad things {Read More}
“Where is God when bad things happen to good people?”
11 September, 2013 by 11 Comments
We seem to be in a season of suffering. And we are especially sensitive today since it’s the anniversary of 9/11. It seems that bad things are happening to people all around us. Finances, divorce, drugs, death…and the list goes on and on. Just this week a friend of my daughter’s drowned at Lake Keowee trying to help another girl. So the age-old question, once again, is asked, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Is God punishing {Read More}
Just Northwest of the Cows~A Free Facebook Timeline Cover
24 August, 2013 by 5 Comments
I know, I know. I’ve been AWOL for awhile! Shortly after my last post, I went to Europe…which I planned to blog through…but really had no idea how busy and tired and jet lagged and overwhelmed I would be. And yes, a little homesick too. Don’t get me wrong, it was an awesome trip. But my emotional brain was just too tired to blog my way through the trip. I’ll be sharing pics and stories though…don’t worry! As soon {Read More}
To be whole…check out the GRAFFITI on the other side of the street
8 June, 2013 by 4 Comments
How can you understand what it’s like to be homeless if you’ve always had a roof over your head? How do you know what it feels like to starve if you’ve always had food to eat? How do you know what it’s like to be thirsty if you’ve always had clean water to drink? We take for granted the things we are used to having every day. (Tweet that ) Would you appreciate staring at your beautiful daughter more if {Read More}
God-Sized Dreams~When God says, “Come here for just a minute…”
16 April, 2013 by 8 Comments
I’m linking up with Holly Gerth at God-Sized Dreams today and this prompt really whalloped me over the head, so I decided to make it today’s prescription. Could someone maybe have shared that little tidbit of information with me 10 years ago when I had my first grand-mal seizure? I probably wouldn’t have listened anyway. I was too wrapped up in my own little pity party to hear what anyone else was trying to tell me…including God. When I {Read More}
Author Interview~The Greatest Book Ever Written
3 March, 2013 by 10 Comments
I don’t normally do author interviews on my blog, but this is one Author that had to be recognized. This is an interview with the author of THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK EVER WRITTEN. Click here to tweet 🙂 Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. I do not faint or grow weary; My understanding is unsearchable. (Isiah 40:28) I am the Alpha and the Omega, who {Read More}
“Change your thoughts and you change your world”~Norman Vincent Peale
31 December, 2012 by 22 Comments
One of the first non-fiction books I ever read was The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. I was in my first year of college at Clemson University, and I was hopelessly homesick. My mom put everything into my hands she could to help me through that first semester at Clemson, and that book was part of the package. It’s a shame wisdom comes with age, but I’m sure it’s all part of God’s plan. That’s one of those {Read More}
From a Mother’s Perspective
2 December, 2012 by 4 Comments
As we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent, anticipating the celebration of the birth of our Savior, I’ve been trying to imagine the birth of Jesus from different perspectives. We read the Christmas story year after year, but we are always spectators, watching from a distance. What would it be like to be the one chosen to give birth to Jesus? Listen to this song by Francesca Battistelli and imagine these words are being spoken by you, the mother of {Read More}
Washington D.C.~In Honor of Our Veterans
11 November, 2012 by 6 Comments
I’m sleepy. It’s a little after 8:00 a.m. and I’m sitting at church before the early service while Trevor is in band practice. If you know me, you know I’d rather be home in my bed planning to come to the 11:0o service. I’m trying to get used to my new WordPress blog. I could post so quickly on blogger, but this is taking a bit longer to learn, and life is super busy right now. My brain is tired! {Read More}
Serving a Supernatural God in an Ordinary World—Is He Your Superhero?
25 September, 2012 by 10 Comments
For seven years I sought the help of medical doctors, psychologists, chiropractors, and other natural healers to cure me of grand-mal seizures, migraine headaches, depression, and opiate addiction. I hate the think about the thousands upon thousands of dollars I spent doing so. All that time, I had a direct line to a Superhero. I kept relying on worldly resources when I really needed the Great Physician. The creator of the universe. The ultimate healer. The one who holds {Read More}
“Hold on God, I’ll be there in a minute!”
8 August, 2012 by 2 Comments
Whenever I yell through the house to the kids, their first response is “Hold on.” It doesn’t matter why I’m calling them—to come down for supper, finish a chore, or eat a hot fudge sunday, the response is still the same. “Hold ooonnnnn!” As a parent, it drives me crazy. When I call them, I want and expect them to come. As children of God, how often do we put him on hold? God, let me just get through these {Read More}
The Great Depression, the Road to Freedom
4 July, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve often said that anyone who has not experienced true depression cannot really understand it. About four years ago, while still in the midst of my depression, someone recommended The Shack by William P. Young. As soon as I realized the youngest daughter in the story disappears, I put down the book. Marlee was five at the time and it was more than I could bear to read. But since God lifted my depression, I picked it back up and {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Prayer & Circumstance
11 June, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever heard God speak? If God called you on the phone, would you recognize his voice? I remember as a teenager trying to figure out if God was telling me to do something, or if it was just made up in my head. It can be very confusing to know God’s voice as opposed to the “voices in your head” if you don’t talk to him—and listen to him—enough. Many people ask, “Why pray if God already know {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Shift Your Paradigm
1 May, 2012 by 4 Comments
Do you know what a “paradigm shift” is? It must be a fairly important concept to understand. When I looked up the word “paradigm” in the dictionary to give you a definition, I actually found “paradigm shift” in the dictionary. I expected to find “paradigm,” but not “paradigm shift.” paradigm shift noun a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. I believe the term probably became worthy of a space in the dictionary when The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey was published. {Read More}
