Put God First

Good morning... Clinging to our heart's desire can keep us from God's abundant life. When Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and her young daughter to the carelessness of a drunk driver, she was three months pregnant. In deep despair she was forced to give birth six months later. The one thing her heart desired most was a natural childbirth, [...]

By |2018-06-15T21:19:04-04:00December 30th, 2016|Abundance, Letting Go, Trust God|

Still Be Still

Good morning... I wake with a Christmas song dancing in my head. "Still. Still. Still." I know this first word, but I can not come up with the next line. So, I crawl out of bed. I plug in the tree lights and silently scoop coffee before brewing a small pot. I choose my cobalt blue 'Whistler' mug (a [...]

By |2018-06-16T06:35:07-04:00December 24th, 2016|Abundance, Awareness, Jesus Christ|

Spend Everything

Good morning... God's wisdom echoes. “Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys [...]

By |2018-06-16T08:56:06-04:00November 30th, 2016|Abundance, Aging, Letting Go, Transformation|

Give Your Life Away

Good morning... Donning my name and address, a padded, manila envelop arrived at my doorstep. Doesn't everyone love an unexpected gift? I took time to carefully open the seal, and my heart smiled big as I pulled from the protective package my personal copy of The Hidden Life Awakened, a freshly reprinted, expanded version of one of my all [...]

By |2018-06-16T09:03:22-04:00November 29th, 2016|Abundance, Aging, Letting Go|

Learn The Art Of Taking Time

Good morning... It seems to me, we have a choice to make. We can mindlessly let time take us or we can prayerfully learn the art of taking time. In Ephesians 5:11-16 (MSG), I discover a clarifying call to action. Don’t waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness (unconsciously numbing, going through the [...]

By |2018-06-16T09:08:54-04:00November 28th, 2016|Abundance, Letting Go, Light In Darkness|

Surrender Your Leftovers

Good morning... “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest,” says Jesus as we pick up the story in Mark 6:30-44 (NIV). Ahhh. Sweet rest. After all of the chaotic comings and goings, Jesus invites his close friends to rest and rejuvenate. So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary [...]

By |2018-06-16T09:22:55-04:00November 26th, 2016|Abundance, Letting Go|

Our Recipe For Radiance

Good morning… After I spoke at a recent gathering, I was given a precious "Thank you" gift, a pack of tiny cards bearing scripture verses and a miniature cardholder. The gift now lives in my guest bath, and I change the position of the twenty-three cards regularly. This morning, the card in the front bears this Bible verse. "I [...]

By |2018-06-17T13:51:55-04:00October 20th, 2016|Abundance, Authenticity, Trust God|

Power At Our Center

Good morning... We are told: "...problems and trials...they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation" (Romans 5:3-5, NLT). The one word shimmering for me now is salvation. So, I google "What is the root word for salvation?" In Latin "salvus" means whole and safe, healthy and uninjured, and [...]

By |2018-06-17T14:08:14-04:00October 16th, 2016|Abundance, Everyday life, Pain|

Jesus Moved Into Our Neighborhood

Good morning... God the Father did not work alone. As we have already read ...the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters (Genesis 1:2). Also helping to create everything from nothing, we hear of Jesus Christ's presence. In John 1:1-5 (AMP) we read: In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with [...]

By |2018-06-17T17:37:06-04:00September 10th, 2016|Abundance, Everyday life, Jesus Christ, Light In Darkness|

Gulp Down God’s V-8

Good morning... I ran across a fun translation of an encouraging scripture. Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love each and every day of your precarious life. Each day is [...]

By |2018-06-17T21:10:13-04:00May 12th, 2016|Abundance, Awareness, Gratitude, Joy|
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