Proverbs 17:9 “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven. The wording in this verse struck me oddly. Isn’t forgiveness given when someone has sinned or done something against you? Why would forgiveness apply to a fault? I guess I needed…
I couldn’t believe it. It felt just like I was back in high school. The name was “Jesus Freck”. Now, the teasing looked a little bit different, but the intent to hurt was still the same. “Her biggest problem is that she probably gets up each morning and prays to be a perfect mom.” Ouch!…
Have you ever cried so hard you felt your heart would break open; the hurt so deep no one could possibly understand? Or how about the exact opposite? So extactic, so excited, yet no one else feels the same way? Solomon explains in Proverbs 14:10 “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else…
My daily Bible reading has been so good lately, I have found I am on May 27th (sometimes it just is so good I can’t put it down). This morning I read Proverbs 3:27 – 28 “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them. If you…
Good Morning bloggy friends,I am so sorry that I have been away for so long! It has been exciting here in the Cowell house. Madison’s softball team is playing tonight for the Char-Meck softball championship! So between speaking, four softball games, choir and more…something had to give! My friend, author and speaker Wendy Blight, has…
Yesterday, I had a fabulous Mother’s Day! It was a beautiful spring day in the Carolinas. I wanted nothing more than to get out and enjoy it, so after a wonderful service, we grabbed some subs and headed to Crowder’s Mountain State Park in Gastonia, North Carolina. While sharing our plans for the day with…