Posts that are from personal experiences and how God reveals Himself to me through everyday life.
Today, my seven-year old son, Matthew, asked me if I had ever seen God. I told him that I had. He asked me when. I replied, “Every time I look at you.” 1 Corinthians 3: 16 (NKJV) tells us, “ Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” His question made me think of other times I have seen God. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 states, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does…
I love when photographers take pictures of hands. Hands that just got married showing off their wedding rings and a future full of hope. A father and mother’s hands clasped over her pregnant belly, rejoicing in their long awaited gift. Hands cradling newborn babies and the hands of a mother and daughter holding onto each other for possibly the last time. Hands are one of the first things I notice about people. There are 98 years of life between the…
Courage (noun) is defined as, “the ability to do something that frightens one”. Brave (adjective) is defined as, “ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage”. As I stood worshiping in church today, I really got caught on the word, “brave”. We were singing the song, “You Make Me Brave” by Amanda Cook. I asked myself, “Does God really make me brave?” For me, the answer was no. 1 Chronicles 20:28 “…Be strong and courageous and do the work…“ Deuteronomy 31:6…
We have all been there. We make plans, some of us down to the last detail, and then “something” happens. Then we whine and complain about how our plans were ruined, our day is ruined, and so on. Were our plans really “ruined” or just not what we had planned? It happened to our family three days in a row over this Easter weekend. Saturday we went shopping for new Easter shoes and clothes. Plus, we still hadn’t bought any…
It’s our wedding anniversary. I have been thinking about the week surrounding our wedding. As I look back, those seven days seem so revealing of what was to come. I wonder if we had known what the next 15 years would entail would we still have said, “I do”. Let’s take a walk down memory lane of that week. December 16th, 2002: It is four days before our wedding. We were making plans and simply doing life that day. Then…
Today we had our annual Thanksgiving food giveaway that we call, One Big Feed. I don’t know where the name came from. It was called that long before we started attending this church. I guess it is called that because even though we have a food bank that serves thousands each month, this event is our biggest, one-day food exchange. Yes, it is an exchange. No, we do not charge money. It is free to all that show up. But…
Wednesday I found myself in the local emergency room. My temperature was 104 and my heart rate was 124. It was obvious my body was in pain and fighting something bad. I thought I had passed all of the kidney stones throughout the past week, yet something was still wrong. I remember walking into the ER holding on to my husband. My best friend and her husband along with our youngest two children were in the waiting room. I do…
I love to read. I have a lot of books. Many of them are the old, unabridged classics. Books like Tom Sawyer, Where The Red Fern Grows, and War and Peace. I have read Thoreau, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and so many others. I enjoy finding old books with the tattered covers and dog-eared pages. The smell of a time long gone. People are a lot like books. Some are easy to read, many not so much. Some you instantly know you…
As most of the world knows, the entire state of Florida was affected by Hurricane Irma in one way or another on September 11th, 2017. As Floridians, this wasn’t our first hurricane. Friday, September 1st, was the beginning of the craziness. I work for Publix Supermarkets and know just how crazy it gets, quickly. Each day seemed like Christmas Eve without the love of the holiday. Even though, at this early date, Irma was projected to hit the east coast,…
For the next 30 seconds I want you to close your eyes and picture a person who has hurt you, angered you, or offended you. Remember their words and actions. Let all that anger come to the forefront of your mind. How long did it take before you noticed something? Did you notice your posturing? Did you notice your breaths become more shallow? Did you notice your heart rate increase and the sweat dripping from under your arms? How well…