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April 04, 2024

How’s the Soil of Your Heart? Your Shepherd Wants to Know.

Savior, Sower, Shepherd Before I knew Jesus, I was a tyrant of a human...

March 2024

March 28, 2024

How Do I Honor God without hurting Loved Ones?

Doubt and Fear Doubt and Fear are very good at their jobs, aren’t they?...

March 21, 2024

Can You Manage Your Expectations?

“The main function of expectations is to prepare us for action. If we mentally anticipate...

March 14, 2024

Don’t Make Me Use My Rod!

Continued from Last week…Part Two With one side of the house beautifully painted, my...

March 07, 2024

Pride Makes You Take Your Eyes Off God

Shepherd's Rod- part one A shepherd carries a rod when he shepherds his sheep. The...

February 2024

February 29, 2024

Whose Perspective Are You Taking Anyway?

Whose Perspective Are You Taking Anyway? In today’s fast-moving pace, we cannot afford to...

February 15, 2024

Injustice You’re asked to Ignore

Swallowing Boulders Ever had an experience where you were given a boulder and asked to...

February 10, 2024

You Get To Choose Who Sits At Your Table

The Next Right Thing If Fear, Doubt, and Pride are my biggest enemies, why do...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Sloth Driven Bulldozer

Frustration visits often. I have come to understand the feeling of his presence before...

January 18, 2024

Overcoming Fear’s Grip

Fear runs rampant in all our lives, whether we like it or not. It’s Satan’s...

January 11, 2024

Jesus Comes for a Cup of Tea

If you’re anything like me, you can’t wait to experience God moments. I mean, He...

January 04, 2024

Prayer Really Works!

The Battle Within I am standing at the edge of Condemnation's precipice with no place...

December 2023

December 28, 2023

Ambassador of Joy

Remembering my time spent as the Ambassador of Joy for the Wildflower in Pagosa Springs,...

December 21, 2023

Kayaking Through Life

My husband, Trent, and I bought a tandem kayak a few years back. We love...

December 14, 2023

When Fear Becomes Motivation

Fear prevents me from writing. He reminds me of all my flaws. He points out...

December 07, 2023

Look What You’ve Done

No matter how hard you try to hide them, social media likes to point...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Dynamic Outside Source

Here I am standing on a new precipice. How in the world will I ever...

November 23, 2023

New Tools for Your Tool Belt

Here I am again back in the same classroom, learning the same lessons. Really? Didn’t...

November 16, 2023

Are You Playing Offense or Defense?

I’ve made several touchdowns lately. Life feels pretty good. In fact, things are going so...

November 09, 2023

Don’t Take Your Eyes Off Him

I was sitting at the table of a group I joined several years ago. I...

November 02, 2023

Set, Spike, Score

Amazing how two team members working side by side on the volleyball court can experience...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

Standing at a Crossroad with Faith

Have you ever been at a crossroads where both paths seem to be a great...

October 19, 2023

Follow God’s Directions

My husband and I traveled from Colorado to Seattle and back recently. We took out...

October 12, 2023

Are you at Platinum Status?

I’d much prefer to cruise on the Disney Wish, but let’s face it, we’ve all...

October 05, 2023

Wrestling with Jesus

I dread those days, weeks, and months when I’m trudging so low in the valley...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

You’re Forgiven

It’s another one of those times...I know them well. When I’m standing firm on The...

September 21, 2023

Fresh Baked Obedience

Have you ever wished you could just stop the clock, rewind time, and yell, “DO...

September 14, 2023

Complacency Breeds Fear’s Fungus

I find myself holding hands with Frustration in the stagnant waters of Complacency. I wouldn’t...

September 06, 2023

Grief Pays a Visit

The cool humid air clung to his skin. He slumped down on the cemetery’s rock...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Finding God’s Gems

I often stand in bewilderment at how life can unexpectedly throw us off balance. Sometimes...

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