One night while Bre, my daughter, was at my home, she received a call from Bryson, her son. After the call, she quickly left. I didn’t know what the issue was, only that it involved a bird. The following day, I asked Bryson what happened. Here’s his story. The night...

A couple months ago, my daughter and I were having a conversation when she made a statement that stuck with me. She shared with me that her husband has said, “I wish you could see yourself through my eyes, then you would realize you are beautiful, just the way you...

My sister shared a story with me recently that was quite profound. At least the message I got out of it was. Her daughter, my niece, just completed her second year of college. She hopes to go on to medical school after the four years at this school. In taking...

It was early morning. I was grumbling as I swept cat hair off the rug on my back porch. My mind went back to the first time I saw this stray cat. He unfortunately showed up on my porch while my grandkids were visiting. They were both saying, “Nana, it’s...

“Don’t you realize, you are now eating the harvest from the seeds you sowed last season?” This is something God once spoke to me… It was last year when God began to speak with me about a scripture found in Deuteronomy 8:18, “But you shall remember the LORD your God,...

Today, I thought about a conversation I once had with my grandson, about what he wanted to do when he grew up. Without hesitation, he said, “I want to work in the field of space, even if I have to be a janitor.” “A janitor?” I questioned. He said, “Yes,...

Sometimes I can’t help but think of how awesome our God is and what He miraculously does with what we seem is little or not enough. We are all familiar with the story of David and Goliath. All the soldiers were afraid and intimidated by Goliath – no one wanted...

Peter Wagner once said…“God’s purpose may be thwarted or it may be accomplished depending, to one degree or another, on the obedience of His people and their willingness to use the weapons of spiritual warfare that He has provided. God is powerful enough to win any battle, but He has...

I want to share a story with you from several years ago. I may have shared it in the past, if so, perhaps you need a gentle reminder…I know I did. Bryson, who is now 18, was 2 at the time. I had told my daughter I would babysit him...

Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord with your possession and the first fruits of all your increase, so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”  The way we give our offerings to God is important. What portion we give to Him is...

While watching an old western one day, I heard a statement that impacted my thoughts. In the movie, they were reading the last will and testament of a man who had just died. He made a profound statement in his will. He said, “my end was not what I hoped,...

This question has been on my mind a lot today. You may recall, several years ago now, this question was on everything. T-shirts, bags, posters, everywhere we looked we saw the question, “what would Jesus do?” I was talking with a friend about some things in her life today. She...