• Devotionals

    Your Understanding Might Miserably Fail, and Here’s Why…

    As a young teen my grandpa suffered many physical ailments.  It was tough to see him suffer so much.  I certainly did not understand why God let him go through so many difficulties. My grandpa’s testimony through this suffering; however, spoke VOLUMES about his FAITH.  The nurses and doctors who treated my grandpa became well-acquainted with his faith in Jesus Christ.  (Praise the Lord!) On one particular day, he was given bad news concerning cancer growing vastly in his body. Little hope was offered from the doctor and staff.  With his upbeat FAITH he let the staff know that God could –and would heal him! To the doctor’s and nurses’…

  • Three Pitfalls of the Proud
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    Three Pitfalls of the Proud

    Most of us have been subjected to dealing with prideful people at one time or another. Sadly, being around a proud person is truly a negative experience. We do see much HARM caused by prideful people in today’s society, but PRIDE has always been around since the creation of Adam and Eve. It’s important that we keep our own pride in check. I do believe pride is a potential PITFALL for every single person. Our human flesh can be very susceptible to pride, but with due diligence we can watch out for those red flags and squash the pride in our life before it causes a terrible destruction for us.…

  • How to Schedule in Daily Peach and Joy
    Bible Journaling,  Devotionals

    How to Schedule in Daily Peace and Joy

    I absolutely love my daily planner! I laughingly claim that it’s my “second brain.“ My planner usually consist of important things I don’t want to FORGET for the day, but it also consists of regular ROUTINES I’m trying to establish, such as cleaning the bathroom and washing my sheets on Mondays. I LOVE ticking off my little to-dos as I accomplish them. It’s my little reward. [sigh of contentment] Almost always, I jot down a few names in my planner, who are in need of extra prayer, as I scroll through Facebook in the morning, while sipping my coffee. [another sigh of contentment] In simple terms, I write down the…

  • It's time to have the courage of Esther the Queen
    Devotionals,  Spiritual thoughts,  Uncategorized

    Wake Up! It’s Time to Have the Courage of Esther the Queen

    NOTE: I first wrote this post October 14, 2015. I find it more fitting than ever and a good time to repeat it’s prompting to be read. Do not live in a fairy tale bubble… It’s time to wake up! In fairy tales it seems that the heroes never die…they miraculously conquer whatever misfortune they may face. In such fairy tales… Cinderella escapes her cruel Stepmother and marries the Prince to go live in the Palace. Today there are many heroes of faith who do not live the fairy tale life. Many have sacrificed their lives because they would not reject the name of Christ. These are REAL HEROES who…