“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?” (Psalm 22:1 NIV) How often, in some form or another, do we, like Jesus–use these words? It’s okay for us to be mad or upset with God. But we can’t be …
Slaves to Unforgiveness (Part 1)
Disclosure: In order to fund this blog, this post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase using a link in this post, I may make a portion of the profit from that purchase. I think it’s funny how God likes to use my own words against me in …
Take Heart
Courtesy of Amplify Church Verse of the week: “I have told you these things so that in me, you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”-John 16:33 I love this verse and always have. It’s my favorite verse. And we can all relate to …
“Give Thanks to God”
Verse of the Week: “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17 NLT Today I give thanks to God. It marks 10 months seizure free. When I look back over the last 10 months, I see a lot but …
What Working in Retail Taught Me
“Honey, appreciate having a healthy body while you still do.” *Cringes* I heard this on numerous occasions while working in retail, and I believe one other time outside of working. Here’s the thing: my body might look healthy, but on the inside there’s a lot going on that’s not particularly good. At the time, I was …
That Email!
I got the email a few days ago that I’ve been waiting for! Approval to post this. And I’m so excited about it I just didn’t know how to put it into words. But here we go. I’m writing a book…(which I’ll give you more details on in the future ;)). That book is almost complete. …
FR Strong
I’ll never forget the morning of April 9, 2014. I was in homeroom and I got a text from my friend Katia. She said to pray for two kids in her school because they got stabbed. I said I would, thinking that they got stabbed on the way to school or something. Then she told …
Fear of Fulfilling the Great Comission
This week’s Verse of the Week is Acts 1:8- Stop. Do you know what this verse is? Before I include it, (I’ve linked to it, so you can look at the whole verse at the bottom of this post!) this should be one of the defining verses of our faith. So why isn’t it one that …
Salty?
This world is a dark place, but I don’t have to tell you that because all it takes is picking up the remote and turning on the news or looking at Facebook to remind you just how dark it is. With the terror attack in Brussels last week, more local events and so many other …