Living in the Peace Zone
Our Women’s Bible Group speaker called it “The Distraction of Busyness.” But what she gave us was a deeply stirring message about waiting. Waiting. That word alone can stir up a mixture of impatience, anxiety, and sometimes — if we’re honest — frustration. She shared familiar Biblical names: Abraham and Sarah waiting for a promised…
I must be very careful with my words today because I cringe with the thought that I could sound judgmental. I am adamant in my position which I think is obvious for Who I follow — our Abundant Life Provider (John 10:10). Maybe I’m naive because I assume that those I hang out with follow…
When our friend heard that we would be going to Nevada to spend time with our cousins and celebrate our BIG 1-year anniversary, he encouraged us to go to Las Vegas’ newest marvel, The Sphere. This architectural wonder, with its state-of-the-art technology and stunning visuals, has quickly become a must-see destination. It captivates audiences, drawing…
The words, “psychological warfare” jumped out at me as I read my morning devotional a few days ago. Not only did I consider them for myself, I sent the devotional to a friend who is smack dab in a mind-battle! In many ways our mind is a battlefield! We often find ourselves dodging fiery darts…
Anger management – that elusive skill we all think we have until someone cuts us off in traffic. Road rage, flipping out, losing our cool – it’s like a daily soap opera on our highways. But let’s not kid ourselves; anger isn’t just for the politicians or those high-profile leaders we see ranting on TV.…
Springtime in Paris has a heavenly ring to it, but so does Canada’s province, Quebec City, Quebec where the French language wraps around you like a warm embrace from an old friend. The French language, with its lyrical intonations and expressive gestures, filled the air. Initially, the language barrier seemed daunting. Yet, as we navigated…
Entrusted – I saw that word in an email yesterday morning. It motivated me to blog about it. To entrust is to give someone a responsibility that we assume they will fulfill. If we entrust someone with the task of getting us to an appointment on time, we best make sure they are punctual. Entrusting…
Yesterday, after I finished my blog and posted it about how our words matter, I read this email from a ministry. It is the icing on “yesterday’s” cake (aka blog). “I call you, My people, to be kind to one another. The world is filled with selfishness and hatred. But you belong to Me and…
We may be in a room with people who are quite perky, talkative, and beaming like the sun. In fact, they are so doggone happy that they may annoy us! After all, we may be carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders and their high-spirits and cheeriness is rubbing us the wrong way!…
I’m sure we’ve all had to deal with “default settings” on some of our electronics. For example, if our cell phone is having issues, and all else fails, we’re told to reset it back to the default or factory settings. On our computers, our fonts or our margins are programmed to the default setting, until…