2 shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest Today I know you will be blessed by my dear friend, Sharon Jaynes, as she shares her heart on moving from hopeless to hope-filled! Her encouragement to us is coming at the perfect back-to-school, routine-resetting season. Take heart, Friend; God’s got whatever you are going…
2 shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest Welcome to this month’s Bible Reading Plan & Prayer Journal! Life is hard. Disease. Depression. Divorce. Discouragement. Despair. Death. The temptation to quit feels overpowering, and a million reasons why you should just give up loom over your head. You’re facing out-of-control circumstances, total fatigue,…
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…
A Prayer for When You Feel Exhausted Dear Father, On days like today when I feel exhausted I feel like I can’t even pray. And I don’t mean to complain. Because there are so many who are less blessed than I am. The time comes when a person easily recognizes That…
One of the readers in our community recently wrote to me and said something like: I love the prayers you write. I need one that speaks just to the moment. Could you write one for that occasion? And so today when the words to this prayer flowed from my heart,…
Life brings new challenges for everyone. Most changes feel daunting and unwanted. Our nation, and the whole world, is navigating uncharted territory. Many folks, even Christians, feel isolated and lonely. It’s a wild world, and parents often feel inadequate. Children are experiencing modern phenomena and issues that have escalated anxiety…
When feeling like giving up, it can be helpful to turn to prayer as a means of communication with God. How do you talk to God when you feel like giving up? Prayer can provide solace and strength in times of despair or discouragement. It serves as a powerful tool…
As Easter Approaches New beginnings are a beautiful part of spring and a wonderful reminder of God’s grace. As the celebration of Easter approaches, I’m always looking for great ways to explain Jesus’ death, burial , and resurrection in a simple manner. I know we have a couple of weeks…
You know that pit that forms in your stomach when you’ve made a mistake? When I was a child, I loved to help my mom carry groceries from the car into the house. I do not know what it was about the weekly process that was so enjoyable to me,…
“Is there anything else you need?” the waitress asked. I thought to myself, “Lady, you have no idea.” Every part of me screamed, “YES! I have so many needs!” But instead, I answered, “More coffee, please.” Have you been there? The answer should have been “More calm, please.” When the storms…
A Prayer of Thanksgiving Dear Father, We humbly come before you with grateful hearts, Praising You with all our being, For we know that every good and perfect gift Comes from You- the One who never changes. We recognize those good things, both large and small, With which You’ve blessed…
Love is in the air! I can hardly believe that Valentine’s Day is next week! 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. While the last couple days I’ve been thinking over what Valentine’s…
