Many of us want to move forward, but we feel stuck. We want to inch ahead, but we feel immovable. We want to change, but we can’t seem to. Why? Outlook is everything! I’m sure at some point in...

Has there ever been a time in your life when it seemed as if there was no solution in sight to your problem? Have you ever uttered the frustrated phrase, “I give up!” I’m recalling the beginning...

There have been times when I’ve struggled because I know God can do anything, but I couldn’t understand why He didn’t seem to intervene in those particular situations. Have you ever had this...

What's your go-to for reminders? With all the technology we have today, I still love to use sticky notes to write down things I need to remember to do. Sticky notes are one of my favorite...

The cartoon Phineas and Ferb which aired approximately between 2007-2015 was a cartoon my family watched often. To be honest, every now and then my husband and I will watch an episode or two. The...

How’s your attitude? When you’re cranky and irritable it’s easy to blame everyone and everything. You look around grumbling…LIFE IS NOT FAIR!!! The fact is—life isn’t fair. With that being...

Has someone ever told you the truth about something and you got upset about it? On the outside you smiled and nodded along as the person spoke, you even humbly thanked them for sharing their...

You just couldn’t shake it. Shame and guilt weighed you down like a dead body strapped to your back. No matter how many times you were told that God loves and accepts you just the way you are, you...

Do you want to get well? A memory came to mind from some years ago. I was in line at the grocery store and a little girl asked her mother, if it’s worse to pick a scab on her knee or the...

I’m not a coffee drinker (but I do love the smell of coffee). The following rings true for so many people. Every morning the coffee maker is programmed to turn itself on so it’s ready to go when...

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake (Psalm 23:2-3 ESV). I leaned in close, the...

Does the negativity on the news and social media make you focus in on what’s hard in your life? Do you blame God for the hard things in your life, asking why is this happening to me? Do you look...

I don’t know why this came to mind, did I read it somewhere or maybe I heard someone talk about it. Nevertheless, it was a story of a young reporter who approached an older gentleman on his 100th...

Several years ago, I listened to a tearful woman talk to me about some of her hurtful church experiences. Twenty years ago, our stories were so similar I could’ve been her. I know what it’s like...

Have you ever been in an environment where you hear someone blurt out a constant stream of unwanted and unsolicited critiques? I wondered if it made the person on the receiving end feel small. I...