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Feeling Anxious?
We live in crazy times. Many are facing long bouts of unemployment, wondering if things will ever turn around. Others are dealing with chronic illness or wayward children. We live in a fallen world...
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Is it Time for Some Schedule-cleaning?
(Today I’m at fellow Living by Grace hostess Maria Morgan’s blog talking about my editing services, my writing, and my Jesus. Join me. ) Have you ever longed for one more hour in your day? One more day...
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Oh, to be Wise in 2013!
If what we say flows from the heart (Matthew 15:18), then, I propose, what’s in the heart flows from our minds–what we focus on, think about, believe to be true. Perhaps that is why God commands us to...
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Strolling Through Proverbs ~ Day One
Today’s Reading: Proverbs 1 Today’s focal verse/passage: These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand...
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Guarding Our Treasure
Today’s reading: Proverbs 4 Today’s focal verse: Proverbs 4:23—Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (KJV) Today’s Focus: Guarding our hearts This week’s memory...
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Untangling Yourself From Costly Mistakes
Today’s reading: Proverbs 6:1-5, Jeremiah 42-44 Today’s focal verse: Proverbs 6:3 follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride;...
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What or Whom do You Fear
Please note, Lotis is giving away an electronic copy of her book, the Song of the Tree (see description below). Today’s reading: Proverbs 9, Daniel 3, Today’s focal verse: Proverbs 9:10 Fear of the...
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Don’t Worry; Be Happy!
The Bible is full of admonitions not to worry, not to be fearful, to rejoice in the LORD, and to accept Christ’s peace, but how do we do that in the day to day? And what do we do when our emotions...
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Seeking Wisdom–An Intimate Affair
Hebrews 4:12 tells us God’s Word is alive and active, penetrating deep to our soul. It has the capacity to speak to our very depths in an intimate and miraculously personal way, becoming a two-way...
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Chasing Rainbows–Part 2
I wonder if one of the reasons we find rainbows so beautiful is because they are most often seen in the midst of a storm. How brightly their colors shine set in a background of gray! Whether that gray...
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God Doesn’t Need Pew Warmers
Have you ever been tempted to cry out, “But I don’t have enough time!”? We live in a chaotic, distracting world, and when running in circles, scrambling to keep our feet from tripping over our laces–or...
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Invoice or Love Letter
Wow, it’s been a loooooong time since I’ve updated this blog. I apologize. We’ve been moving–yes, again. Only a short distance this time–down the street. (Long, boring story that has nothing to do with...
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Now Free on Kindle!
All Affra wanted was to find love–real love, but her desperation led her into the arms of an angry, lust-filled man, a man who, like all the others she’d known, used her for his pleasure than tossed...
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Faith Lived Out
Before I get too far, it has come to my attention that I forgot to post the link to Sweet Freedom’s free kindle version. Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DPN8WAY For formatting and cost reasons,...
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I’ll Fix it Myself!
Independence and perseverance is a great thing … except when it’s not. So when does an admirable quality lead to a weakness? Read Elizabeth Maddrey’s devotion to find out. I was born into a...
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Answered Prayer
There have been times when obedience seemed to come easy, like when I’m serving in a well-established, fine-tuned ministry or bonding with our daughter over nail polish and ice cream. There are other...
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No Stepford Wives for God
I think we’ve all asked the question a time or two. And when evil or illness or heartache touches us or someone we love, the question rages louder. Some questions, I believe, will never be fully...
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Who is God? Seeking Answers From the Source
We all have ideas of who God is. Some of those ideas are grounded in truth, others are assumptions we’ve made or are based on random things we’ve heard throughout our lives. When discussing who God is,...
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Strength in the Struggle
I’ve been called, by those who know me best and care for me most: A pit bull (“but in a good way”) A tornado (Um… thanks???) Stubborn, determined… bull-headed A bull in a china cabinet (Okay, so maybe...
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Time to Breathe
Yesterday was a pause, remember, and reflect day where I celebrated all God has done in my life and renewed my committment to follow whole-heartedly after Him. Which implies I will consistently take...
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