grief, Tragedy, Uncategorized

How Do We Navigate the Waters of Fear and Hatred?

  It’s been a heartbreaking, faith snatching, goodness shattering week. Honestly, I wanted to bury my head in the sand and not tackle the horrible in the world like the killing of fifty souls in Orlando, but I knew I couldn’t just close my eyes. We’ve got to face these giants head on. We can’t ignore life around us. We have …

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dreams, recipe, Uncategorized

My Pancake Parable: Nothing is Impossible

Have you tried to succeed at something and failed time and time again? Did you finally throw in the towel with the disappointing yet relieving thought, “I guess I’m just not meant to do this. I will never be able to do it, so I’ll give up.” This is the way I felt about pancakes. When my kids were young I would …

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Hard times, strength, Uncategorized

The Secret to Getting Through Hard Times

Do you have memories of someone asking you a hard question, and you not knowing how to answer? Maybe you’ve never done that, but I have more memories of doing that then I care to admit. One of those moments happened in an adult Sunday school class. That particular class was made up only of women, which I don’t remember …

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God's love, Uncategorized

Need Your Help! (New Book Idea)

Hey Friends! I need your help. I’m working on a new book idea that is a 5 minute Bible Study/Devotional called Bite of Bread: Daily Soul Nourishment One Bite at a Time.   Bite of Bread is made up of 52 topical reading plans. The daily devotions incorporate a Hebrew or Greek word-study from the day’s verse. A short devotion will …

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