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February
Strength By Design
As women, we juggle a lot. We are the balance to our home and family. If something is out of balance, it is our position to use our wisdom and strength and kindness to redirect, encourage and set the coarse for our families. The garment of the Proverbs 31 woman is costly. It is adorned in virtue, humility, hard work, and it is heavy for it requires complete sacrifice of self.
Several years ago I had a woman apologize for asking me, but proceeded to ask me why I had so
22
February
Blessed Assurance…
Rest…
Do you ever read my posts and wonder why I am so hinged on God? I haven’t always been so…I’ve always believed in Him and felt his presence to a degree no matter what my life endured, but something happened in my life and I experienced Him so fully that I am no longer the same.
I don’t care who you are, how you live, what you’ve done or are currently doing. There is no shame in His Grace. Do you want to feel love like never before the kind of
17
February
Grammy & Granddad
This is a photo from 1973 of some of my family. They were on a day trip to Catalina Island in the San Pedro bay…my birthplace and home from long ago.
The couple to the left are my cousins- third deep. The woman, my grandfathers niece. It was this couple on the left that took me in at the age of eight and let me live with them while my parents took a huge step of faith–packed up our Southern California life and moved 400+ miles away to a little town
12
February
Secret Ingredient for Momentum
When I was a young woman, deeply growing in my Faith, my heart was so saturated with the Love of God…the Friendship with God…I was overwhelmed. I had grown up going to church because my parents met the Lord when I was but four years old maybe? I was really young when the Holy Spirit invited himself into our lives and swept through both sides of my family. We went from being a crew of non believers to Holy Ghost empowered giants overnight! Only God can do that. But growing
11
February
Ruth & Naomi Kind of Love
“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV)
I love studying the relationship between Naomi and Ruth in the Bible. Naomi lost her men–both husband and sons–and became so bitter she changed her name to bitter! Her two daughter-in-laws were all she had left and she even tried to sabotage those relationships by sending the girls away. Misery usually loves company and a miserable person usually can’t help but
10
February
The Fire That Does Not Sleep
ANYTHING becomes possible when you realize He’s a God of infinite possibility and He has woven endless supply of possibility within each of us. His soul burns with fire and He desires to take you higher than ever before.
He is an uncommon God who looks at you as an individual and sees you are anything but common. You’re built for the Extraordinary. You may not think you make a difference. You may feel you blow it. You may feel you just aren’t getting the break through. But God’s timing in
08
February
"It's A Miracle!"
“Kid Humor” flashback:
My son is quite the character. Yesterday morning he was complaining his neck hurt. Picture him, neck bent right. He gets off to school fussing and holding his neck. About an hour later I get a call to go get him. All day he milked it. Today, same thing. So John tells him that if he stays home another day he will have to go to the Dr. and they may draw blood. He decides to try school. Apparently, when I picked him up he testified of his
01
February
Soaked
My first house had a swimming pool. Loved my pool, but I found it amazing how many people invite themselves over to your house to use your pool when you have one. This took me back a bit because I just wasn’t raised like that. Good, well meaning people who literally didn’t think it would be a big deal to come use my pool when they wanted even if I wasn’t home. My husband and I had pretty strict boundaries when it came to the pool– a swimming pool can
09
January
Suffering Servants
God’s Servants are servants who know how to suffer well.
Are you suffering today? People aren’t entirely themselves when they are suffering. When a person is in a lot of pain they just aren’t the same as what and who God Created them to be. But something beautiful happens in the cocoon of suffering. An element of beauty that already resided inside gets revealed and is no longer concealed in God’s marvelous Light. There is beauty in suffering–no matter what the source. Christ was a Suffering Servant. You may wonder, who
01
January
Bring it!
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
Psalm 65:11
The Laurel Wreath Crown…
Not the obvious crown, but the subdued.
A symbol of Mastery.
A symbol of something Regal and Set Apart.
As we Crown Him with many crowns, allow Him to adorn your head with splendor and all ordained for your life.
Where do you want to be six months from now? Are you striving toward the next level or are you managing your success already achieved? With consistent effort you can rise above any place you thought