We have always heard God referred to as “father,” but how often do we really think of him as our father? Our daddy? It’s hard because he is not tangible. We cannot touch or hug him. But when he created us, he gave us the ability to have faith. We just have to tap into it. With faith, we can use our imagination to imagine him sitting on the sofa with us talking; sitting at the kitchen {Read More}
What is the purpose of life?
29 August, 2011 by 5 Comments
I received the following email today from my stepdad containing the answer to universal question we all ask: “What is our purpose?” On August 10th, I posted “In Sickness and in Health” with this same prescription, and this interview with Rick Warren is right along those same lines. Enjoy! You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having ‘wealth’ from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview {Read More}
So where is Jesus?
27 August, 2011 by 1 Comment
We battle bullying as kids and teens, but as adults, I hope that we are past that stage, but how often do we judge someone without really knowing them, or avoid talking to them because of the way they look? Jesus says, whatever you do for the least of these, you do also to me. Yes, we need to have compassion for the poor, feed the hungry, help in times of crisis, etc., but I don’t think that’s all Jesus meant {Read More}
In Sickness and In Health
11 August, 2011 by 4 Comments
Now I have read this verse before I’m sure, but never has it jumped out at me as it did today when I was reading. Not only is God telling us that his word is all we need for our soul and spirit, but our joints? marrow? thoughts? heart? I looked up a commentary on this verse, and basically it’s pointing out that if we know the word of God, we have no excuses. God is able to search out {Read More}
Just to make you smile
29 July, 2011 by 2 Comments
Taking a small prescription break today…maybe I’ll start Funny Fridays? Gotta lighten things up every once in awhile! Here’s your Funny Friday story for today… All of my kids love for me and David to tell them funny things that happened while we were growing up. They LOVE to hear the funny–and stupid–things we did. Oh how I wish I remembered them all! So my kids will have stories to tell their kids, I keep a journal for each of {Read More}
Freedom
26 July, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What does the word “freedom” mean to you? You’ve just been released from prison? You are finally out of that abusive relationship you’d been in? You are free from the bonds of an addiction? You’ve finally paid off those student loans from school? You finally got out of your three year old daughter’s room that she locked you in with the lock you put on the door to {Read More}
One God, One Hope, One Choice…It’s that simple.
22 July, 2011 by 2 Comments
One God, One Hope, One Choice…It’s that simple. Now when you read this statement, you might think, “what does she mean it is that simple?” Believe me, when I was in my state of depression, I would not have thought so either. When I felt like I would rather chop my head off that have my migraine continue, nothing was simple. My well-meaning, glass-always-overflowing teenager would say, “think about it this way, it’s better than if you were in a {Read More}
Life is Good, Eternity is Better
21 July, 2011 by 1 Comment
Life is Good Eternity is Better This passage in John 14 is a favorite of many. I consider it the comfort chapter in the Bible. Jesus knew that his time on earth was coming to and end, and he wanted to reassure his disciples everything would be okay and he had it under control. Oh how I have clung to these verses for the last seven years. I claimed this verse over and over in my head, but I could {Read More}
