When we have been losing the same tiring battle for years, or we have been limited by our minds or the actions of others, it takes guts to believe that something different is possible. Throughout the scriptures, God encourages His people to hope. This isn’t blindly […]
Category: Courage
The Coffee Shop Series – Vulnerability
Today, the third post in the Coffee Shop series is on vulnerability. Without it, we cannot have a close, loving, trusting relationship with anyone, not even God. In today’s world, vulnerability is a liability; we must be careful of the people we let in. This isn’t […]
Ring of Fire
Sometimes, troubles, trials, hate, and evil on the earth can make life look very dark. During the recent “Ring of Fire” eclipse, my husband, mother, and I sat in my mother’s front yard wearing our eclipse glasses, watching as the moon slowly moved in front of […]
Battle Plans
in 2014, I heard those three words nobody wants to hear, “You have cancer.” I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer, which had already advanced to stage four. I would later discover that my chances of living five years were just 20%. On that day in […]
Refusing to Pretend
Some people’s sense of happiness relies on the world being a cushy place; they are always miserable. That only works for ancient kings like King Ahasuerus (Xerxes). He exerted utter control over his kingdom. He had his men “gather all of the beautiful young virgins in […]