The heart of man PLANS his way, but the Lord ESTABLISHES his steps.  Proverbs 16:9   NEWS FLASH:  YOUR PURPOSE IS FOUND IN THE KINDS OF PLACES THE WORLD DIDN’T TEACH YOU TO SEARCH. To quote a favorite movie of mine, “You, Me & Dupree”, you…

Christmas Morning, December 25th, 2014:  My Grandfather Died. Here I sit, 10,000 miles from Pittsburgh, on a beach in Egypt.  After an especially long year of hard work, my husband and I decided to, for the first time, hit the sun for our holiday…

He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, THE FIRST BORN FROM THE DEAD… Colossians 1:18   That phrase:  First Born from the Dead. It hits me hard. I have this picture of a great field as far…

Be ENERGETIC in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That ENERGY is God’s ENERGY, an ENERGY deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure. Philippians 2:13 The Message   I LOVE TO SLEEP.  Mornings are rough…

You shall have no other gods before me.  Exodus 20:3   Here we are, finally.  The last week of our series, and the very first commandment.  I’ve been waiting for today. When we started down this road, revisiting a dusty portion of scripture that many of us…

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7   Ah-Ah-AHHH-CHOOO!! … “God bless you” More on that later. My kids are learning a…

Isn’t everything you have and everything you are sheer gifts from God? So what’s the point of all this comparing and competing? You ALREADY HAVE all you need. You already have more access to God than you can handle. 1 Cor 4:7 – The Message…

Today I’m very honored to be a featured writer on an amazing site called MiddlePlaces.com.  Their tag line is “Exploring the Messy Ways of Grace…”  and it fits my heart perfectly. You can check it out on their site by clicking here: DANGER! Comfort Zone…

  You shall not steal. Exodus 20:15   The lock on your front door is (ahem) pathetic.  It keeps honest people from stealing.  Time Magazine says, Around 1% of people would never steal, another 1% will always try to steal, and the rest of us are “pretty honest“ as…

You shall not murder.  Exodus 20:13   My husband told me to skip this commandment.  We joked that this post should say something like: “People: Don’t Kill.”  …And call it a night. After some real soul searching, I’m pretty sure I’ve never murdered anyone.  My kids…