Simple Truths Blog
I have not published a post in a week, not because I had nothing to share, but because there is so much I want to share. Sometimes it is like an information overload and I have to slow down and process it. What I feel the need to share with you today, is …
Continue reading "A Big Three-Letter Word"
Do you ever feel like everywhere you turn you are hearing the same message? Maybe through a devotion, a song, a friend, a book, or a message at church. Have you ever stopped to think that it could be God speaking to you? More than likely it is. Being still with …
Continue reading "Pay Attention To The Little Things"
You know how the bathroom mirror gets all foggy and you can't even see into it when you take a shower? Or how your windows in your car or home get steamy when it is cold outside and warm inside? That's what it looks like inside of us when we tend to forget that God is …
Continue reading "Wiping Away The Steam"
When I was a little girl, I loved to make grilled cheese sandwiches. The only problem was, when I opened the cheese and removed it from the plastic it would sometimes break. Well, for some reason, I would throw the cheese away if it broke. I suppose I thought that it wasn't any good …
Continue reading "In The Broken Places"
2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV) ~ for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. As I was driving home this morning, I was talking to God and thinking. I was thinking on the topics of fear and anxiety and trust. On a daily basis I remind myself and …
Continue reading "Cloudy With A Chance Of Fear or Sunny With No Clouds In Sight?"
The picture above is of part of my flowerbed...and as you can see, the weeds are taking over. I was going to pull the weeds. Why pull them when I can spray some weed-killer on them and be done with it?? Then, it hit me... So many times we try to do everything ourselves (at …
Continue reading "Why Pull Weeds When I Can Use Weed Killer?"
Today I am going to share something with you. It may sound silly, but oh boy is it true. Here it goes : Cake is NOT my friend. Sorry if you were expecting something more..but keep reading because you may find where this relates to you as well. I love bread and cake...and cupcakes and …
Continue reading "Cake Is NOT My Friend"
When I was a little girl, I used to love to "play church". I would line my baby dolls up on the bench (pew) in my bedroom and instruct my kids to be quiet and pay attention. 🙂 I would grab my hairbrush and sing in the choir. I loved "playing church". It was fun …
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Went parasailing with my husband and our two girls today. It was AMAZINGLY PEACEFUL. Wow... at how clear things appear from so high up in the sky. I love to look at the sky and I absolutely love taking pictures of the sky, and to be able to fly through the air was amazing. …
Continue reading "Letting Go Of The Death Grip"
Ephesians 6:10,11 (NIV) ~ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. I was thinking about some times in my own life when things didn't go as planned. {<-- link to previous post} There …
Continue reading "Looking For The Good"
Hope For The Broken 