Thanks for entering this giveaway!! The winner is Amanda Stevenson Fulton! This offer is now closed. It's Monday and the sun just started shining! YAY! It's been ugly and rainy outside all morning while I've been cleaning and working, but yahoo, the sun is out now AND it made me want to offer this One More Step Encouragement giveaway today! So... after all that rattling, we're keeping this … [Read more...] about One More Step Encouragement Giveaway
Encouragement
When God Writes the Story
Life takes so many twists and turns, doesn't it? Things don't always happen as we plan or dream or wish. When you're in the middle of your story being turned upside down and rewritten? So difficult. Today I wanted to encourage you through this poem my husband wrote for me. I know you can relate. When God writes your story, every plot is purposeful. The adventure he pens for you is still being … [Read more...] about When God Writes the Story
FREE Christmas Devotional Ebook: 12 Days of Christmas for the Hurting
I'm so excited to share with you today! For weeks, I've been trying to think of what I could give to you, my readers, for Christmas. I really wanted it to be a gift to show you how thankful I am for your faithful prayer and support. But I also wanted it to be a tool that would continue to provide the encouragement and inspiration I strive to provide. Last week, I thought of a plan … [Read more...] about FREE Christmas Devotional Ebook: 12 Days of Christmas for the Hurting
21 Ways of Giving Thanks
Yesterday thoughts of the week ahead began to stir my soul. The older I've gotten (don't ask!), the more I've seen Thanksgiving have less limelight. The focus of all retail is Black Friday. I don't think our forefathers ever imagined that the day they set aside to give thanks would be minimized to mere minutes. My blog posts are generally focused on God's Word and the ideas and thoughts he … [Read more...] about 21 Ways of Giving Thanks
Behind the Book: One More Step Chapter 2
Thank you so much for your wonderful enthusiasm for my latest book release, One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up. God is working and you are prompting me along to keep up with your reading! I love it. Several of you asked for the next video of the series, Behind the Book: One More Step chapter 2. I recorded it last week and just haven't had the chance to post it yet, so … [Read more...] about Behind the Book: One More Step Chapter 2
Finding Joy in Strange Places
Poverty is no stranger to me. Growing up, my father made sure that I knew what it was like for poor country folk. He drove the church bus on Sunday and for years, we visited folks on Saturday to encourage them to ride the bus to church on Sunday. Illness is no stranger to me. My daughter, Taylor, is 19 and she was diagnosed at age 4 with a terminal disease, MPS. For 15 years, I've pondered and … [Read more...] about Finding Joy in Strange Places
Finding Strength: A God Story
I've received so many beautiful emails and stories in the last few weeks about my new release, One More Step. I just had to share with you today: Thank you for the prerelease copy of One More Step. I immediately started reading it and was so absorbed my husband asked if it was that good.Yes, for me it is that good. Twelve years ago I was depressed and felt so useless, helpless,and worthless. I … [Read more...] about Finding Strength: A God Story
The Hymns Behind One More Step
Has sorrow ever caused you to feel like you are drowning? It surely has for me. We're definitely not the only ones to feel this way. As the old hymnwriter, Horatio Spafford, penned the words to "It Is Well With My Soul," his heart drowned in grief from the loss of his beautiful little girls. His words have since comforted many souls including my mama's. At the beginning of … [Read more...] about The Hymns Behind One More Step