Welcome to my SANCTUARY!
Years ago, a dear friend gave me this sign to remind me that I could live a life of peace if I simply took myself there. SANCTUARY is a place of refuge or safety, haven, shelter, hideaway, port in a storm. Indeed, my friend knew that I needed to be reminded of the SANCTUARY we…
A Moment of Silence
Though it is a beautiful sentiment to hear “Let us have a moment of silence for….”, I wish words of faith, hope and encouragement were said out loud. I know God hears our “inside voice” prayers, but Jesus said, “When you pray…SAY: “Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name…..” I visited with Dr. Google…
I Became a Mama Bear
It is Saturday. I am volunteering in my usual capacity at the family center. Outside, lines of people are here to receive a box of free food. Some people come – not because they are hungry. They come because they are welcome. No one is turned away. I am in the family center store at…
God’s 35,000 Feet View
It’s yesterday and it’s my birthday! And we’re on our way to I-Hop! It’s a redo of last year when my son asked where I’d like to go for my birthday. It was to I-Hop where a most charming waiter welcomed us and sang “Oh, Donna!” to me and the entire restaurant. To top it…
The Litany of Humility
Some time ago, I remember I was put off about something. I mentioned it to my son. He didn’t correct me or agree with me. He simply reached for his Bible and pulled out a sheet of paper from within the pages and showed me “The Litany of Humility”. He suggested that I make this…
Walking and Talking with Jesus
Can you imagine walking, talking, eating and laughing with Jesus day in and day out? I believe He had to lighten up and laugh with those misfits He called to be with Him 24/7 for three-and-a-half years. I appreciate how THE CHOSEN film series has captured some of those shenanigans and how patient Jesus is…
Run to those Open Arms
Okay! Maybe I’m a “stuck record”! An FYI to the kids who don’t know what “stuck record” means – it refers to the needle on a record player that got stuck on a record and we kept hearing the same lyrics over and over. In my case, it means I can’t move off the story…
Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand
This is my Grandma and Grandpa, John & Mary Halbert. Some of you knew them on this side of heaven. Some of you know them by me talking about them here on social media. They’ve long been in heaven, but today I really need their example for focus on what matters most. Though they weren’t…
Turning Praise into a Prayer Weapon
In a talk I gave to a room of grandmothers on Tuesday, I started out sharing the words of this song: “I Raise a Hallelujah”. The song was written by recording artists and Bethel music leaders, Jonathan and Melissa Helser when their friends’ two-year-old son was airlifted to intensive care and not expected to live…
I’ll Take the Turbo Boost Please
On my SUV, there’s a button I rarely use. It was the first in the brand’s vehicles in 2021 with a turbocharged engine. It has enough get up and go for me without pushing that button. BUT, if I had a need for speed, with one push of that button, I could outpace the rest!…