Have you ever felt a craving for food, but you just could not figure out what you wanted? When I was pregnant with each of my four children, I had this predicament. It was always something different and it always seemed counterintuitive because it was often accompanied by nausea. I remember with my last child, […]
I’m Fine
I was talking to someone awhile back and they asked the old question, “Hey, how are you doing?” Without much though I gave my usual response “Oh I’m good”. We talked briefly about superficial things and life in general, not really delving into any real details or substance. Anything remotely negative either wasn’t brought up […]
Try Again Tomorrow
Sometimes we mess up in ways people would deem unredeemable. We can’t necessarily call them mistakes because we knew what we were doing, knew it was wrong, and still did it. At some point, some of us start to believe that because others can’t forgive us, neither can God. But that is completely false. Something […]
Overwhelmed
The definition of overwhelmed is: “to bury or drown beneath a huge mass”. Have you ever felt that way? Like there was a weight on your chest, that no matter how hard you tried it was like the lungs in your chest no longer had room to expand? Unfortunately, I know that feeling […]
LET YOUR BLOOPERS SHINE
I was watching The Chosen the other day and at the end of the episode, they showed the bloopers. I love bloopers! I found myself literally laughing out loud as I watched Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus, forget his lines and try to keep a straight face. The bloopers were not […]
Perspective
I have a very kind and amazing sister-in-law named Kimberly. She has been married to my brother, Clarence, for 37 plus years. Recently I heard a story about their early marriage. They had had a terrible argument (neither can remember what it was about now), but my brother decided to get Kimberly roses as a […]
When Being Good isn’t Good Enough
Growing up mostly in church and attending youth events in the early 2000’s, a common question that I’d hear was: “Do you know where you will spend eternity?” We were encouraged to ask others this question as well and the typical answer we would hear was “heaven of course.” However it was the answer to […]
Faith of a Child
I was on a facetime call with my daughter and granddaughter this morning. Keep in mind, my granddaughter just turned one year old, so the conversation with her was mainly blabber and giggles, but as I was watching her, something from last week’s sermon came to mind. Little Juniper was basically using my daughter Meredith […]
Troubles to Triumph
A lot of people say that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, but we don’t always feel that way. Sometimes when life keeps throwing trial after trial at you it’s hard to see if you are improving at all. As Christians, we say that God has a plan and a purpose behind everything that […]