"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." Revelation 12:11 NIV. "Our testimony is powerful because it reminds others of God's faithfulness. It offers hope to those who feel stuck. It brings … Continue reading I’m just me
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The Wardrobe
"What did you do today, Mom?" Nikki asked. "Oh you know, spin class, laundry, and stuff like that," was my simple answer. "Why?" I ask myself. Why did I not tell my daughter, "Oh I finished chapter 30 in my book "On the Way." "I spent an hour writing a silly rhyming poem about … Continue reading The Wardrobe
The Signature
I pull out the pages weathered thin by time It wasn't written by the sages but still my memories climb of the storyteller who penned the names of a long forgotten feller Written across a branch called James. The family tree is there to see and I trace the signature For it is my cure … Continue reading The Signature
The Beauty within
Kevin walked by as I was finishing washing my face for the night and did a double take. "What are you doing?" "I'm putting on all my beauty treatments that keep my face young and glowing." I stated matter of factly while I was rolling this contraption that reminds me of a tiller you would use to … Continue reading The Beauty within
THE MOMENTS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING
The New England Patriots are the world champions. It is now the day after. The 2016-2017 NFL football season is officially behind us, along with all the life lessons that the season taught us. Sorry to be using football allegories for this post. I tried to soften it up with a picture of flowers, but … Continue reading THE MOMENTS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING
Disgrace becomes grace
Isn't it funny how changing up a few letters in a word transforms a word into a whole new entity. Take the word dog for instance. Exchange the o for an i and the word becomes dig. A noun became a verb simply because I changed out the vowels. Prefixes and suffixes are also fun … Continue reading Disgrace becomes grace
86,400 seconds
My day lies before me like empty white pages just waitin for the black ink of a pen. No dot or spot or smudge interrupts the blankness of the page. But I look out my window and see the dark of night begin to fade as dawn comes creeping up to brighten my day. The … Continue reading 86,400 seconds
Lost and found
I can't tell you how many times as a little girl, my mom would send me to the school lost and found for a jacket or a lunchbox or a notebook that I might have forgotten and left behind at school. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I have … Continue reading Lost and found
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
And so the journey continues. Why do I think the journey will someday end? It is a continuous adventure through life. Each of us are "On the Way" to eternity. "God has plated eternity in the human heart." Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT Actually the entire verse reads, "Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own … Continue reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
The path to Eternity
Lucas and I sat out on the porch with hammer and screw driver in hand. "LaLa, what's does the middle of the acorn see look like?" Good question Lucas. I was curious too. So we began gathering acorns from the thousands that lay in our yard just waiting to break open and bud into a … Continue reading The path to Eternity