Over the next couple of weeks, will your normal schedule not be so normal? Me too! While I really enjoy the work I do, I also really enjoy different. One thing I am so looking forward to under the “different” category is time with my kids who no longer live at home. My youngest, Madi, just…
She would not be shaken. Mary’s weighty assignment of being mother to the Son of God began with the need for grounded faith … and ended needing the same. If you are joining me here today from my Proverbs 31 Ministries, Encouragement for Today, Building a Confidence that Won’t Fail, welcome! Let’s continue to…
When I look at Mary, and all that becoming the mother of Jesus entailed, I wonder … How? How did a young girl say yes to assignment so big? You see, I haven’t always done so well with assignments not nearly so big. *********************************************************** The tears just wouldn’t quit falling as I sat in…
Mary wasn’t the only one who may have struggled to find confidence in the middle of the Christmas story. Based on the angel’s instructions to Joseph, fear must have been fighting for a place in his heart and mind as well. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in…
I’m a “get-it-done” kind of girl. (You’re learning all kinds of things about me this week, aren’t you?) If I know something needs fixing, I want to fix it now. Whether its the washing machine broken down or a relationship that needs mending, I don’t like living in limbo. Uncomfortable and often agitated, getting things…
I’m a planner. I’m guessing it has something to do with one of my primary strengths being responsibility. Maybe like me, you’ve been taught, “Make your plan; then work your plan.” I’ve done just that. In each season of my life, I’ve made my plan. I have a lifetime of making plans … which God seems…