Missed Blessings

That nudge I get, the one that I can't ignore, that's The Holy Spirit. My JESUS living in me. Convicting. Pushing. Nudging. HIS presence. Every single time that I obey whatever it is that God lays on my heart, I am blessed. Usually the obedience is preceded with an uncomfortable feeling of SELF fighting with …

Spending Time Alone

    What happens when you don't really want to BE PRESENT? You know... The days that you want to be alone. Zoned out. On an island even. The days that you just want to withdraw into the shadows. The days when you are just completely mentally drained. Feeling like you are pulled in a …

Better Is One Day In His Presence

  I've loved the Psalms ever since I can remember. As a young girl in Sunday School class, I remember an assignment from our teacher. Come back next week and tell what our favorite book of the Bible was. Mine was Psalms. I remember well, going to vacation bible school with my cousin out of …

Seeing Those Around You

Day 2 of 31 Days of Writing   We were heading out for a free day. We had been doing mission work in New Orleans for a few days straight. Looking forward to walking the streets and seeing the sights. Off duty. A young woman sitting on the steps outside of the church we were …

31 Days of Being Present

Day 1 of Being Present Day 2 Seeing Those Around You  Day 3  Day 4 When Memories Are All You Have Left Day 5 Memories Made By Being Present Day 6 Joining In This Challenge Day 7 Better is One Day in His Presence Day 8 Wishing Our Lives Away Day 9 A Great Reminder …

Beauty in the Ordinary

Beauty in the ordinary. Ordinary beauty. It's everywhere. Beauty tends to be a term that is reserved for the PERFECT things that we deem beautiful by our standards of judging. There is beauty in the ordinary. I step onto the pavement, and the breeze is blowing cool and crisp air, and I look down and …

Without JESUS

I've found that with grief comes moodiness. Some days I'm more irritable than others. Some parts of the day I'm "ok" and at other moments I'm not. Not many people see those sides of my grief. Or if they do, I don't even realize it. Truth is, I don't know when the low moments will …

To SHINE or Not to SHINE

        Ever had one of those moments that make you realize the real deep stuff down in your heart? The "man, I sure do need Jesus. Because I still have dark in my heart" kind of moment. The moments when you slip and flesh comes out in your attitude? NO? Really? Well, …

Are You a Sheep or a Goat?

   Today, as promised, I am continuing the message : What Are You Filling The Voids With? , and if you missed the first part you should click on the title/link above.   To begin this second part of the message, I need to ask you again, if you know HIM and if HE knows you. …