If I Were God, I Would Have…
Thank goodness we’re not God! Imagine the mess we’d make, driven by our own limited understanding. Garth Brooks had it right: sometimes we have to thank God for unanswered prayers. If every one of my prayers had received a “yes,” I shudder to think where I’d be now. In Isaiah 55:8, God says, “My ways…
🌿A Blooming Vine in God’s Perfect Plan🌿
This blog comes with JOY! “Made with Joy” is the topic of our weekly Bible Study and, of course, we are JOY-filled that one of our “sisters” in our study, sweet mama Emily’s baby girl, Vignette, recently made her debut. There’s nothing quite like the anticipation of a new life. The joy, the nervousness, the…
Miracles Still Happen
And, the wait is worth it. Over the multi-years of my life, I have faced insurmountable times of worry, defeat, dealt with problems that couldn’t be solved, health issues that seemed hopeless, and many things that I couldn’t understand. A miracle was needed and sometimes it felt like it was too little, too late, and…
If I Were God, I Would Have….
Good thing I’m NOT God because I would have sure messed things up many times over with my ideas, thoughts, and desires. Garth Brooks sang “I thank God for unanswered prayers.” And I agree, I thank God for not answering many of my prayers If He had answered ‘yes’ to many of those prayers, no…
Rise to the Occasion
Twelve years ago, I knew a mission by God had been handed me and I had to “rise to the occasion”. The “occasion” was a very sick husband. Each of our journeys in life are just that – our individual scripted-by-God journeys. I think it has a great deal to do with our personal faith…
If I Were God, I Would Have…..
Good thing we’re NOT God because we would have sure messed things up many times over with OUR ideas, thoughts, and desires. Garth Brooks sang “I thank God for unanswered prayers.” And I agree, I thank God for not answering many of my prayers because if He had answered ‘yes’ to all those prayers, no…
Don’t Quit Mid-Stream — Go for the Big Picture
A dear friend’s FB post inspired me to write this blog. So many frustrations and disappointments held her captive to the present, the distorted, out-of-focus picture of today’s struggles. I get it. Sometimes it seems all hell has broken loose and we struggle to breathe in the midst of the heat — not thinking about…
Good-Bye Past, But Thanks for the Memories!
I randomly watched the televised Garth Brooks Concert at Notre Dame last week. Impressive, massive crowd to hear him as he was literally “singing in the rain”. When he sang, “I Thank God for Unanswered Prayers”, I’ll admit I had to sit down and watch him AND the camera’s crowd highlights of couples looking into…
And, SUDDENLY……
My word for today is SUDDLENLY: quickly and unexpectedly, immediately, instantly, without warning Meet Red Gerard. Talk about SUDDENLY!!! On Saturday, 17-year old snowboarder, Red Gerard, from Colorado was sitting in last place heading into his third and final run. He was hoping to just get a good run and 4th place. But when the…