If we have never been tested with the choice of “keep your life or keep Christ- you can’t keep both”, how can we know that we know that we know that we value HIM above all else? In 2016, I want to learn how to make much of Christ. I want to value HIM above […]
Book Recommendation: Road to Deer Run by Elaine Cooper
I was recently blessed to read an advanced copy of Road to Deer Run by Elaine Cooper. This is a wonderful story set during the Revolutionary War. In her usual engaging style, Elaine weaves a tale that will keep you turning pages to the end. If you are looking for a gift for a book loving, […]
Learning to Listen
Join me through December as I contemplatehow Christmas can make a difference in my life. “We are silent in the early hours of each day, because God is supposed to have the first word, and we are silent before going to sleep, because to God also belongs the last word.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer ~ Quite […]
Waiting on Christmas
Join me through December as I contemplate how Christmas can make a difference in my life. Whoever does not know the austere blessedness of waiting –that is, of hopefully doing without—will never experience the full blessings of fulfillment. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer~ I would dare say that most of us in America don’t live a delayed gratification […]
Letting Christmas Make a Difference
“I want Christmas to affect me this year.” My daughter said in anticipation as she glanced through the advent book she has chosen to read this year. I second that. I’ve tried slowing down to enjoy Christmas. Said no to activities so we weren’t stressed about it. But to let it impact my life? Make […]
7 Changes to Pave the Way for Joy (A CrossRiver Author Hunt Post)
Welcome to stop #14 on the CrossRiver Author Hunt. After you read my blog post I wrote for you, feel free to peruse my site and get to know me a bit, then enter the giveaway at the bottom of the blog post. Join my email list and you will receive a copy of 21 Days of […]
Growing in Faith in the Little Moments
photo credit: www.freedigitalphotos.net / Stuart Miles Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 There is some new technique or strategy or adventure to set out on every day you log into the internet. Every blogger has an […]
Author Spotlight: Vannetta Chapman
Do you believe in miracles? Vannetta Chapman explores this question through her story Anna’s Healing. ~ ~ ~ About the Book When a tornado strikes, Anna Schwartz’s life is changed forever. She suffers a spinal cord injury and finds herself learning to live as a paraplegic. But then a miracle happens, and the world’s attention […]
Author Spotlight: Brenda S. Anderson
I recently came across this author through a writing organization I am a part of. Her books sound like my kind of books, so I wanted share with you and spotlight her newest release. Enjoy! ~ ~ ~ About the Book After a troubling encounter with a pregnant teen, Sheila Peterson-Brooks hurries from the crisis […]
Called by Name
A couple weeks ago at Bible study, my name tag kept coming off! I would pick it up and press it onto my shirt, then not 5 minutes later, find it on the floor or on the table. After several attempts, I finally gave up making it stick. The fabric of my shirt just wasn’t […]
