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  • Peace Comes When We Give God Our Mess

    “God is not a God of disorder but a God of peace” – 1 Corinthians 14:33 (GW). Recently, during my morning time with God, I grabbed my prayer journal before opening my Bible. I needed peace. Needed to pen my thoughts to my Heavenly Father. Seeing, in writing, what was really bothering me helped me […]

  • When You’re Feeling Anxious

    Are you anxious? Do you have thoughts swirling around in your head like a tornado? God offers peace in the midst of your mind storm, those times when you can’t seem to silence your fears or settle your spirit. You don’t have to let anxiety rule. Remember the story when Jesus was asleep in the […]

  • Peace is Found in Jesus Alone

    “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”— John 14:27 (NIV). While cleaning my house recently, I listened to a talk show interview with a woman in her late 40s, maybe early […]

  • Finding God’s Peace in the Unplanned Moments

    “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world”— John 16:33 (ESV). A recent trip to the zoo with our youngest granddaughter was more memorable than we’d anticipated. We expected to experience the sights and […]

  • The blessing that stems from a peaceful home

    If God offered you anything you wanted in this world, anything at all, what would you ask for? Tough question. Takes a bit of thinking about. A new car? A bigger house? Good health? A long life? There are so many things to choose from. What would you choose? Can I tell you something? After […]

  • Grace: The Greatest Gift of All

    “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast”—Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV). When someone gives you an unexpected gift, how do you react? For example, if someone blesses me with a Christmas present, and I […]

  • How I overcame my battle with anxiety

    So here I go, diving back into my past, for you. Three very long dark years to be exact. I don’t even know how it began. It just kind of crept up on me. But a certain event triggered it big time. I was thrown into a performance (singing) situation last minute when I was […]

  • The Fig Leaf of Performance – and My Intention Not to Wear it This Year

    There are moments when truth hits you and instantly you can see. Then there are times, like last year, when truth must be soaked in. When a lie has become entwined in your being without you even knowing. Knitted to the fabric of who you are without your conscious permission. It goes on like a […]

  • Why you cannot let anyone steal your joy

    “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore”—Psalm 16:11 (ESV). One of my favorite YouTube videos is of children singing a Zach Williams’ song titled “Old Church Choir.” What makes the video so special is the actions of one […]

  • I declare Psalm 91 over your life

    Yesterday afternoon before school pick-up, I dropped into the nearby shopping center to buy some food supplies. Preferring not to have to take the children through the shops, I was on my own for once and was therefore able to observe the surrounds around me, as opposed to managing my children. As I started at […]