Praying through Life’s Battles Part 3 Bible Reading Challenge: For the Winning Welcome to the Praying through Life’s Battles Part 3 Bible reading challenge! Thanks for being here! I’m so glad you’ve stayed with me! In Part 1, we sat with the weariness and remembered who God is. In Part…
Praying through Life’s Battles Part 2 Bible Reading Challenge: For the Warring Welcome to the Praying through Life’s Battles Part 2 Bible reading challenge! Sometimes the battles of life hold you for a while. They don’t let up. You pray, you go to sleep, you get up, and the fight…
Praying through Life’s Battles Part 1 Bible Reading Challenge: For the Weary Welcome to the Praying through Life’s Battles Part 1 Bible reading challenge! Some battles announce themselves with a phone call or a closed door. Others just wear you down a little more each day until you can barely…
Desperate Prayers Bible Reading Challenge Welcome to the Desperate Prayers Bible reading challenge! Moments of desperation strike every human heart. Whether tragedy, sickness, or brokenness, the reasons for our despair seem endless. As I have drenched myself in the Psalms since my daughter, Taylor’s, death, time after time, Psalm 102:17…
Years ago, I wrote this simple prayer to overcome anxiety. The feeling of anxiety can be vicious in its attack. While at times, it gradually builds from circumstances, other times, it appears suddenly, out of nowhere. Though I personally have only experienced bouts of anxiety and not more serious seasons…
Rest for the Weary Soul Life can make a person weary. I know I’m not alone in that reflection. The curve-balls, the ups and downs, the mountain peaks and the valley lows– they all wear us down. So how do we combat spiritual and mental fatigue? How does one maintain…
There have been times in my life when the words would not form in order to pray to the Lord. One night during my daughter, Taylor’s, last year of life, I sat on the floor of her room after finally getting her settled. I’d given the medications and repositioned her…
Each day of the Praying the Psalms Bible Reading Plan & Journal contains: Why the Praying the Psalms Bible Reading Challenge? When I lost my mama to leukemia 26 years ago, my husband encouraged me to read the Psalms. The book of Psalms became a familiar friend, one that I…
Desperate for God: 31 Prayers of Men & Women in the Bible Welcome to the Desperate for God Bible reading and prayer journal challenge! Moments of desperation strike every human heart. Whether tragedy, sickness, or brokenness, the reasons for our despair seem endless. As I have drenched myself in the…
Where to Read the Easter Story in the Bible This morning I was thinking about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and reflecting on living in fear vs. faith. I’m so thankful that Jesus died for my sin and that he not only died, but that he LIVES! The…
Each day of the Pure Joy: Cultivating A Happy Heart Bible Reading & Prayer Journal contains: Why the Pure Joy Bible Reading Challenge? As my sister and I organized my dad’s bookshelves post his heavenly homegoing, we found ourselves in puddles of tears and yet, laughing too. Amid heartache and…
Love is in the air! I can hardly believe that Valentine’s Day is coming up soon! As a child, I’m not so sure that I loved “loving,” but I think I loved chocolate as much then as I do now. For the last couple of days, I’ve been thinking about…
