Treasures in Dark Places (2nd time)

I’m going through my archives (if you haven’t noticed). I’m realizing how important and powerful it is to journal your journey with the Lord. It’s been good to look back and hear my own faith. Funny, but sometimes I have to be reminded of my faith because I seem to only remember my moments of failure, emptiness, and struggle. So, …

I’m Running a Marathon!

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses… (Hebrews 12:1a) Who is in your great cloud of witnesses? Abraham? Moses? Peter? John? Mary of Nazareth? Mary Magdalene? A loved one? A friend? Along with an Army of God, (read yesterday’s blog) we have cheerleaders cheering us on. A great cloud of witnesses. But the writer of Hebrews …

He is Risen!

an excerpt from A Mary Like Me…. There have been many theories written through the years suggesting why Jesus appeared to Magdalene first, but the answer is really quite simple. It wasn’t that Jesus loved her more than any of the other disciples. Are you ready for this? Hold on to your seats. Drum roll please….Jesus appeared to Magdalene because …

Unaware of His Presence

A sweet group of women are reading my book and have formed the very first Mary Group. It’s been so enlightening and inspiring to sit with these women for ten weeks and hear their answers to the discussion questions after the chapters. We have each been encouraged by one another’s testimonies of the work of God, the presence of Jesus …

Beyond Hope…Assured

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would not have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with …