Not long ago I was rummaging through the basement, attempting to organize our storage area. One of the things I ran across was a box that held some old prayer journals from the 90’s. I opened up one of the journals and began to read through old prayer requests and…
It’s Friday; welcome to this week’s summary! Last week we finished up the Perfect Peace June topical Bible reading challenge and this week we are headed to summarize the first 9 days. Normally I summarized a week at a time, but I like to keep the topical summaries separate…
While it’s been quite some time, I remember the feeling well. The guilt. The shame. A label I never thought I would wear. DIVORCED. You can catch up on my story sometime, but last week I heard from a couple of you who have dedicated your life to Christ and you’re…
This weekend while I was reading the #WinoverWorry Bible reading challenge, I was thinking about how many of you have responded to this challenge! When I did the reading for yesterday, I remembered a couple posts I had written about anxiety and worry and the 8 Bible Memory verse cards…
Hooray! Friday is here and we’re all coming together to take a look at the Bible reading challenge summary for the week. When we get to the end of the month and begin a new topic like we did this week, then I believe it’s better to keep the summaries…
A frozen yogurt shop opened its doors and it didn’t seem like anything. Another business on Main Street, no one knew that two women had prayed over the little conference room inside and said, “God, you brought us this far. We have a business and we want this room to…
Worry is such a wrestler, isn’t she? Sometimes life issues have a big 1-2 punch and send us to the mat, but worry? She likes a good wrestling match. She wants to sneak in, grab hold and gradually pull her victim down. She chooses her matches carefully and her strongholds…
Welcome to the Perfect Peace Bible reading summary week 4! This week I made a purposeful commitment to slow down and meditate on the reading. So while I still take just a few minutes in the morning to read, at some point during the day, I’ve taken a few more…
Most of us have heard it said “Be careful what you pray for; you just might get it!” And what if your prayer is for patience? No one wants the trials to develop patience, right? But oh, how I need patience. Yesterday I had to just stop and pray for…
This weekend I took my first attempt at Bible art journaling. As I mentioned previously, there are all sorts of ways to journal through your Bible. But I’ve been very attracted to artistic lettering and learning how to use this beautiful form of art to highlight Bible passages that speak to…
Welcome to Perfect Peace Week 3 Summary! If you’ve been reading along, then you know that we have enjoyed reading wonderful passages on the peace of God. Some have reassured me; some have convicted me. Maybe you too? Let’s take a look at the Scriptures from the last week. John…
Inspired to get more Scripture in your life? Me too! My parents had a plaque in our house and growing up, I saw this verse every day: Choose this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 Needless to say,…
