“Simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader in the faith, who will also award us the prize. He, for the sake of the joy which lay before Him, patiently endured the cross, looking with contempt upon its shame, and afterwards seated Himself– where He still sits–at the right hand of the throne of […]
Tag: inspiration
Mountain Throwing
“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that […]
Small Victories/All Victories
“Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.” John 3:2 When I was first paralyzed, I was sitting in my hospital room […]
Leprechauns vs Warriors and The Conquering King
Patrick continues to be my all time favorite historical/Christian figure. Of course Jesus is just in a category all His own but I think you know what I mean. Patrick, a Romanized Brit, was kidnapped as a teen and enslaved in Ireland for several years. There, in His desperation, He cried out to God. He […]
A Stranger Knew Her Well
Hebrews 13:2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Just when I thought my middle child had completely forgotten her upbringing and may very well have been abducted by body snatchers, I got a phone call. Through tears and sobs (both hers and mine) she told this story. […]
Living Outside the Gates
My youngest son is super creative. He has just written over a dozen stories based on characters that he created that he calls misfits. I can totally relate. I was one of those kids in high school who, in order to avoid sitting alone, would skip lunch altogether. In my senior year, I finally got […]
Blast From the Past: Casual Christian
I was scrolling around on You Tube recently and came across some of my favorite music from my teens. Some of it made me laugh but a lot of it touched me as much as it did when I first heard it. I came across DeGarmo and Key‘s music from their album (yes, I said […]
Just Dust…And How to Find Hope When You’ve Bitten It
Have you ever had those times when you feel like life is a huge truck and you managed to get in its way? The last few years I’ve felt like I just can’t seem to avoid the truck. Every time I mustered the strength to get back up, it was only in time to see […]
Happy Mother’s Day
I suppose this seems a little belated but as a mom of one grown son, a teenage daughter who minimally tolerates me and a nine year old with Asperger’s Syndrome, I take what I can get whenever I get it. On “the real” Mother’s Day my Aspie had a notorious melt- down at the restaurant […]
Living The Call 