It was a dark and spooky night… I’m a visual person. I like to see things in front of me and I like to have little notes or signs to remind me of things. On my desk, I like to have pot-it notes and little signs to remind me of things and encourage me. One …
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The Benefits and Necessity of the Pause
I’ve been using the word pause often after recently experiencing the sudden loss of my mother. Over the Christmas holiday, I gathered with my family to make funeral arrangements, and I entered the new year surrounded by the struggle of bereavement. Because of this, January brought the need for a pause from work, socializing, and …
Devotion: Using Your Wild Card Power for Good
My husband and I were invited to a church friend’s home to play games with his two other guests. After some discussion, we decided to play Uno®, a popular game we were all familiar with. One of the cards in the deck is a wild card. With it, the player has the power to do …
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DEVOTIONS: Choose to Love
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Love is a choice. Four simple words that hold a lot of truth and conviction. Love is a choice, and it is a choice only we can make. As I think about that statement, I start to think about my …
DEVOTIONAL: Detours on our journey with Jesus
‘But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Matthew 14:28 A little while ago I was on my way to an appointment, and I had my GPS going for guidance as I wasn’t familiar with where I was going. Whilst driving, I got a little …
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God’s Perfect Timing
I am grateful for perfect timing. An unexpected situation recently brought my husband and me to New York City. Due to the serious nature of the trip, I did not follow my usual practice of planning sightseeing excursions, activities, and shopping. While researching the area of our hotel, I discovered that we would be within …
Are You Lost, a Local, or Both?
Have you ever been lost? Have you sat in your car or stood on a street corner, looked around, and wondered where to turn next? Getting lost is not uncommon when we are in unfamiliar surroundings. However, we expect to know how to get from Point A to Point B in our neighborhoods without difficulty, …
DEVOTIONAL: He weeps with us.
The other day I woke up with a song in my head. I don’t often wake up with songs playing in my mind, but the song Weep With Me by Rend Collective was playing on repeat. It’s a beautiful song, one that asks questions of God whilst also praising Him for His goodness. It’s a song …
DEVOTIONAL: Who will you serve today?
“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the Rover, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – …
DEVOTIONAL: Peace in Jesus
A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” …