Thanksgiving spirit
Though Thanksgiving Day is over, the spirit has not left me. Everyday I find myself sitting alone with God & going over all the things I'm thankful for. In a sense everyday feels like Thanksgiving to me! Every night there are some things that are the same but every night there is something new to be thankful for as well. Next Tuesday, my son turns 5 & thus begins the flood of birthdays in our house. All 4 of our children have their birthdays in the next 3 consecutive months! Though part of me is sad to see my babies grow up, I know that each birthday symbolized another year that I have had to love & enjoy them. Most of us do not think of the significance of that fact

Thanksgiving
I anticipated a bitter sweet Thanksgiving this year with the absence of my dad. I expected there to be moments of sadness that the joy of fellowship would not cancel out. I'm completely amazed that was not the case. Don't get me wrong, I still miss my dad every day and I expect I always will. However, today on Thanksgiving, I was surrounded by so much love to be thankful for that it simply never occurred to me to be sad. I did not feel for a moment that anything was missing. Not until now, in the quiet, as I reflect upon the day have I even realized I never felt sad. I am just so amazed for God filled my day with so much laughter and so many hugs that I am totally exhausted, in the

Too blessed to be stressed?
I used to see cards that read "Too blessed to be stressed!". I would always smile, but I would be thinking,'Sure that's true in theory, but even Christians get stressed.' I still don't deny that "even Christians get stressed" because one of satans favorite ways to attack Christians is to heap stress on us to stray our focus. Somehow, God has changed my perception of things while facing the most stress I've encountered in my life! After a year and a half of ups and downs, I have arrived at the mountain top and I understand that inspirational quote. It could even be the slogan of my life! "Too blessed to be stressed" doesn't mean that yo

Do over
What if we,Christians as a collective whole, were given a do over? What if we could forget everything we think we know about "church"? What if we could erase everything we've ever been taught about what Christians are supposed to be like? What if we could start all over with just The Word? No preconceived notions. No years of traditions. No "this is the way we've always done it". Now imagine you did all of that and wiped your mind of all the clutter. Then imagine you want to know what a "church" is supposed to be like. Since your mind is wiped clean you have to go straight to scripture to find out. Turn to Acts 2 and read verses 42-47. (Keep in

Why I trust Him
When I became a Christian there was no doubt that I loved God. I loved Him and wanted to please Him like a child loves their parents. It's all I wanted and all I could think about! I studied the Bible for hours each night and prayed all the time. Then last year things in my life began to unravel one at a time in a snowball effect. My trust in God was tested daily. My weakness in that trust was brought front and center. I couldn't understand. If I loved God, shouldn't I trust Him? My spirit wanted to, but my flesh was weak. When it came to trust I was operating on the human level and trusting Him as I do people not as the Almighty God. When one of my most treasured trusts was b