“Therefore, accept one another, just as the Messiah accepted you, for the glory of God.” Romans 25:7

I’m a very friendly person. I try to look everyone in the eye as I pass by and say “hello”. I say hello to pretty much everyone…it might be strangers at the grocery store or when I bump into people I know I make a point to let them know I notice them (if it’s possible). Mostly because I want people to feel valued, important and special. I want them to walk away

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. Job 1:21-22
The saying goes “attitude determines your latitude.” It’s easy to have a good attitude when things are good and abundance flows, but what stirs in your heart when trials grow? Job is an example for all on how to praise God. If our heart is truly for Him and trusting Him we

My heart stirs in the early morning hours. I usually wake with a theme from the Lord in my heart that I recognize He would desire to flow from my pen. A creative writer’s heart is generally attached to their pen and even when it is information to be conveyed, the measure of love, hope, inspiration and encouragement contained inside that heart will flow through as well. It’s like drinking infused water. But when you couple the gift for prophesy in there as well there is the empathy revealed

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you future and a hope.” Jer. 29:11

Why I compete in Bodybuilding:

You were created to live an abundant, prosperous, healthy, life. When you make the choice to compete in bodybuilding as a Believer you know going in you will be sternly judged by some. Many feel it’s “wrong” for a Christian woman to do this. I’m ok with that. It’s not usually hard to discern who thinks what because

Have you ever been around a really good story teller? Someone who can immediately draw you in with a descriptive tale of intrigue. You draw fully engaged and captivated by their face…for a good story teller frequently speaks with their expressions as much as their voice. Everyone loves a good story, but consider this…
YOU ARE A GOOD STORY.
The pages of your LIFE are being tucked in your heart, knit in your being and expressed with each breath as you venture through your day.
You are a story worth telling. ~Nicole

“The Lord

” So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. …” Romans 11:10

Rise and Shine…a new day is here.
There are still approx. 4 mos.
left in this year.

It’s going to be epic!

WHY NOT believe this?
WHY NOT live each day with such enthusiasm it becomes contagious?
WHY NOT ignore your nay-sayers and continue to live with extraordinary attitude?
WHY NOT believe everything you dreamed for yourself and your family will come true?

Don’t be afraid. No longer hold

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
-Michael Jordan

Fill yourself up with good stuff every day. Invest in yourself. It will be a quality investment yielding a multiplied return over and over. Not only enriching yourself, but spilling over into the enrichment of lives around you near and far. You never know who your life will touch-so be ready at all times. Commit to excellence in the least of things and the greatest of times. God is on your side. He can take your tiniest effort

“Be loving and tender to all.”
-John Wesley
(Ephesians 5:1-2)

John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist denomination. He had a brother named Charles who grew up to write countless hymns and poems. Both were the son of Susanna Wesley. Susanna’s husband was away on business much so she began teaching her children of the Bible in her own home on Sunday evenings. What she intended to be instruction in Godly living for her children, grew to become an in home Bible study to more than 200 people! Just think how God

“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
2 Chronicles 20:12

Parenting Pondering…
If you’re a parent who prays to God there is no doubt at one time or another or maybe all the time you are looking to heaven and praying the above anchor verse. I know I have. It’s been in my heart to do some writing on parenting. I don’t think you need to be “expert anything” to be s good parent. We all need Gods help through it so we can do it well.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

Nothing is more glorious than to die for love. At least, that’s what Jesus said. Why would a man die for a cause as his? Let me help you understand the Bible a little…it’s not so complicated or even as simple (as the intellectual community believes). Have you ever heard the saying, “The things we do for love”? The heart is a unique entity.