Do You Feel Beautiful?
Do you feel beautiful? Why or why not?Do you know that God sees you as being beautiful?What is it in life or who was it that took away our beauty?Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot

A Lesson On Thankfulness
I was recently cleaning out and organizing a room in our house when I came across my youngest daughter’s journal from second grade. Around Thanksgiving she wrote this touching entry and I wanted to share it with you today.I love th

Investing Into Others
Our time. Time is so valuable. You can’t get it back once it’s gone and you certainly can’t request more. You’re given what you’re given and God knows just how much time we will have.So what do you do with your time? How do you spend it?I heard my Pastor say once that if you look at someone’s checkbook you should be able to tell where their heart is by where they spend the bulk of their money. I think the same is true of our time. You should be able to see who and what is important to someone by how they spend their time.Are you investing in the life of someone else with your time?

A Dream House
My dream house. (Sigh). It feels like I’ll never get there. I desire a house that is picked up, dusted, and beautiful. And I guess mine is beautiful. I know I’m certainly blessed to live in the house I do. But I just can’t seem to get past some things. Like the worn out couch that I’m saving to replace. Or the hand-me-down furniture that we still have here and there throughout. The walls that I still desire to paint. The windows that need blinds or drapes.I do have a beautiful home. Don’t get me wrong. I’m so thankful for my house. Yet I still have so many dreams for it. It’s a project in-the-works.How do you feel about your home? Do you have items you

Disillusioned
I’ve realized something recently. I’ve realized that every time I get discouraged, “blue,”, depressed, down-trodden, or insecure, it is a result of comparing myself or looking at what someone else has in life. I see where I’d like to be and where they are. I see what they have and what I don’t. I see their strengths and my weaknesses. And it causes me to become discontented with not only where I am at in life, but with myself.Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we even compare ourselves to someone else or look at where God has placed them in life?When this revelation dawned on me, I realized how contented, confident, happy, secure, and motivated I