There’s just something about playing dress up and make believe that captures the hearts of young girls. From wearing a princess dress to gently mothering a plastic baby doll, girls can’t wait to play the grown up version of themselves. As a young girl with stars in her eyes, I would envision “grown-up me” always smiling, […]
To the Woman Waiting on God
To the woman who is waiting on God, There you are, in the waiting room of life; a place you’d never thought you’d be. As a child with grand hopes and dreams, you never imagined yourself here, waiting on God and longing for Him to move. You never imagined you’d be lonely for a husband. You […]
Lazarus Come Forth
When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them,“Unbind him, and let him go.” -John 11:43-44 A Familiar and Amazing Story If you have […]
Can Faith Overcome Fear? (with FREE Printable!)
There it is looming in front of you; that mountain that seems impossible to move. Forget moving that daunting thing, you would settle for a way around it or through it, basically any way to make this road seem not so rocky. Maybe then this burden would feel bearable and life might stand a chance at returning […]
5 Prayers for the Special Needs Child
The moment a child is diagnosed as special needs is a moment a parent will always remember. For me, I remember the room, my rapid heart-beat, the knot in the pit of my stomach, and not being able to breathe. In that moment, time stood still as tears slipped uncontrollably down my face. I remember […]
The Hope Cycle
Today’s Scripture: We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in […]
What I Learned When I Questioned My Salvation
For the last few months I have been attempting to form the words to express the feelings I had about the last year of my life. Sure, a nice New Year’s Resolution article would have been a good idea, or even one welcoming our new baby that we had in December. I could have even […]
Jesus Calls Us to Feed His Sheep
Today’s Scripture John 21:12-16 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he […]
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
Scripture Reading Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands […]
Our Risen Savior
Today’s Scripture Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, […]