“We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us…And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~Nelson Mandela “We have no idea who we really are.” ~John Eldredge, Waking the …
Bite of Bread (Feb. 10-16): Promises of God
I love throwing things away–to a fault. I now regret some of my purges. I remember, during one of my organizing days, throwing away a book entitled, The Promises of God. There was something about those little Bible promise books (that you could buy for $1.99) that I didn’t like. I’m not sure what caused my dislike. I don’t know if …
Bite of Bread: January 27-February 2 (Focus: God’s Faithfulness)
January is a l-o-n-g month. In the past, it was one of the hardest months for me to get through. I’m not a cold weather fan, and January is always cold unless you live in Florida or somewhere warm year-round. January is usually cloudy. And it’s always really tough financially (because we spent so much money in December …
Bite of Bread: January 20-26 (Reading Plan of Praise and the Parable of the Toenail)
Warning: This post contains possible TMI (too much information), discussion of embarrassing human issues, and relates the smallest of problems to the greatness of God’s faithfulness and bigger plan. I fought it for almost 15 years. I tried everything possible to get rid of it, but nothing, even the strongest of oral medications could eradicate the problem. …
Bite of Bread: January 13-19 (Pinterest and Doing Good)
I did it. I made a Pinterest account. (Smile). I put it off for a year because it seemed like another time-sucking activity. I was also a little afraid. I confess that new technological stuff scares me. What if I mess up? But fear is: False Evidence (of things) Appearing Real The sky didn’t fall when I made the …