I spent months working out and making my body stronger before being temporarily sidelined by a foot injury. So when I went back to my workout routine the other day and could only do half of it, it took the rest of my strength to choke back my tears. How could I have come so…
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Living the 3Ps…
Are you interested in learning the secret to life? Consider living the 3 Ps… Live Passionately What are you passionate about? Is there an issue, a people group, or a problem that captures your focus time and time again? My passion is helping women see their value to God. He has laid them on my…
Keep PUSHing
Don’t you love when you receive a word of encouragement just in the moment that you need it? I received an email from a friend the other day that had a ‘word for the moment’ for me. The takeaway from the email was for us to PUSH.P-PrayU-UntilS-SomethingH-HappensThis particular email made me smile because I realized…
Lake Lessons
It is officially summer! For many, that means more time with friends and family, lazier days (maybe), and a vacation or two. On a recent getaway to our favorite lake, God reminded me of a few things… Live like fish, stay in groups. There’s safety in numbers and we strengthen each other. We’re designed to live…
When no one is watching
They say true character is defined by what a person does when no one is watching. Doing the right thing is a part of who the person is not just what they do. It is far easier to say and do all the right things when you have an audience, but what do you do…
What’s in your cup?
Imagine you are in a crowded room holding a cup of coffee when someone bumps into you, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You may answer – “Because someone bumped into me!” True, but that’s not the answer we’re looking for. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee…
Guiding Lights
I have a strong dislike of driving in the rain. That dislike is only surpassed by driving in the rain in the dark. So you can imagine my excitement when the sky opened up and began to pour as I drove home from a friend’s house the other night. Prayers for safety begin flowing out…
Eye of the Storm
Clouds gather. Winds shift. The sky turns a tint of green. There’s a storm brewing. Sometimes we see the storm coming and have time to prepare for it. Other times, we are caught off guard and run for cover. In my home state of Texas, tornado season runs from March until June. But hurricane season…
Life is in Session
A professor in college once began his lecture by saying, “Ladies and gentleman, life is in session.” That sounds like an important statement but what does it mean? Teachable momentsLike students in a classroom, we have the opportunity to learn something new almost every day. Either by personal experience or by watching others, we learn…
Pursued
A new friend of mine is getting re-acquainted with God. She’s known about Him most of her life but is just beginning to form a relationship with Him. She’s seeing His presence in new ways and feels Him trying to open her protected heart. While still a little apprehensive, she is slowly becoming more aware…