calling, faith

Don’t Trust Your Eyes: Encouragement to Step Out in Faith

  I was a little nervous. It had been almost two years since my last speaking opportunity. And I find that when I haven’t used a gift or done something I really like to do, I begin doubting that I ever did it very well. So, there I was sitting in a room full of sweet women who had come for fellowship with …

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cancer, faith, Terrorist, Uncategorized

Statement of Faith in the Middle of Crisis

Two friends of mine died of  cancer this month.  They were both blonde and beautiful, just like my sister. And they both fought their battle bravely and full of faith. As I was praying about what to write, I began looking through my “cancer” post archives, and I came across this statement of faith that I wrote shortly after my …

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faith, Trust

Pray for a Stronghold

“The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1) It all boils down to this verse. When anxiety crashes over your heart, when the one you depend on is no longer there, or when you don’t know where your next pay …

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faith, Military life

Celebrating my Soldier on Veterans Day

I was not going to date one of those soldiers much less marry one! That was my firm stance. After accepting a job teaching middle school Language Arts on a Army post in Texas, I refuted the prophecy of the superintendent hiring me. He predicted I would be a military wife in two years. And he was right. A tall, …

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faith, Holy Spirit, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday

Evidence that God Keeps His Word: The Holy Spirit

She spoke of hearing from God with an assurance I did not have. There was something different about her. Confidence. Peace. Wisdom. And I wanted it. Looking back, I had experienced such grace before, but I didn’t recognize that voice as the Holy Spirit of Jesus inside me–I just thought it was me. But I didn’t walk in the power …

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