Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! When you think about the upcoming holiday, what emotions fill your heart? Do you feel excitement? Fear? Loneliness? Anxiety? Gratitude? Anticipation? Worry? No family is perfect or free from difficulty, whether it’s a strained relationship, a family member who always causes issues, a recent loss, financial strain or… Continue reading Verses To Pray Before Thanksgiving
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How To Find Practical Wisdom and Direction Through Prayer
One of the great blessings of living through an unprecedented pandemic has been, for me, learning to pray for guidance in both small and large decisions. It seems like every week there's a new question in my mind. In early March 2020: Should I visit my family in Tennessee this weekend? In mid-March 2020: Should… Continue reading How To Find Practical Wisdom and Direction Through Prayer
The Verse I’m Praying For Myself
I set a goal this year to pray a certain passage of Scripture for my husband. Each day when I pray for him, I start with that verse and allow it to direct me in the way I pray for specific needs in his life. It's amazing how that passage gives me a new perspective… Continue reading The Verse I’m Praying For Myself
From My Heart
There are so many hurting and needy people in my life - friends and family who are displaced or waiting out a hurricane waiting with a loved one in a hospital room dealing with the loss of a loved one facing another day filled with physical pain and suffering overwhelmed by increasing financial pressure hurting… Continue reading From My Heart
The Benefits of Praying With Your Husband
Paul and I made a joint New Year's Resolution to pray together as a couple, at least once a week. We've been praying together each night before bed since January - we take turns praying each night and have only missed a few times when Paul was traveling or we were just tired and forgot.… Continue reading The Benefits of Praying With Your Husband
My New Year’s Resolution
Last year I shared our New Year's resolution - you can read about that here - and I'm happy to report we did very well with it! We had lots of sweet times together on date night. This year we agreed to make another resolution as a couple. Our resolution this year is to spend… Continue reading My New Year’s Resolution
I’m In Over My Head
I don't care for the phrase, "God never gives us more than we can handle." I believe that our loving God does indeed give us more than we can handle, because it's in our weakness that His strength is made perfect. More than once in the last few weeks I've felt very overwhelmed - definitely in… Continue reading I’m In Over My Head
Praying God’s Word For The Hurting
It seems the older I get, the more aware I am of the intense suffering in the world. I'm not talking about poverty or war. I'm talking about people in my life - my family, my church family and my friends. It can be overwhelming when you realize all the hard things that happen to… Continue reading Praying God’s Word For The Hurting
Come Home For Comfort 