My friend texted me Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m., "Silly question—I have extra tickets for the Star Wars Disneyland private event tonight. Would you guys want them for free? It goes until 1:00 a.m." Knowing my son is a Star Wars fanatic, and being it was the eve of May the 4th Be With You … Continue reading Mom, Do You Know You Are Perfectly Loved?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV). As a young twenty-something, I had so much to look forward to. I was a newlywed, and just getting started in what looked … Continue reading Hope in the Midst of a Health Crisis
Do you struggle with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)? One definition of FOMO, according to verywellmind.com is, "the feeling that you are missing out on something fundamentally important that others are experiencing right now." To feel like you're missing out on something can be devastating; heart-crushing even. It can also be very stressful! No one … Continue reading Psalm 23:1: The Solution to Your FOMO
We can choose to live in fear, or we can choose to live perfectly loved. So often, how we experience life boils down to what we choose to set our minds on. Victorious living is less about whatever our circumstances are, you see, and more about being intentional in choosing to have the right perspective. … Continue reading How Choosing the Right Perspective Leads to Renewed Hope
Where does the perfect love of God fit in, in the midst of an unrelenting trials, suffering, and loss? Maybe, during this season of pandemic, you've questioned God's goodness. You've wondered where God is, and why He is so long in coming? Me too. You see, in the last couple years, I have experienced extensive loss. I have been grieving, and in the bitterness of my grief, I too, have questioned where God’s protection is for His followers when He allows such horrific suffering to continue on unabated in the lives of those who have given up everything to follow Him. To get answers to these questions, I sought the Lord, and here is what I believe He revealed . . .
Do you know Pain? Of course you do. We all do. She has been present in all of our lives at one point or another. For some, she comes, and stays, only for a short while. She may show up when you experience a hurtful word from another, or when you bang your knee on … Continue reading Peace in the Midst of Pain