How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! (2 Samuel 7:22 NLT) My 81-year-old father has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, and two weeks ago I took him to a group of prayer warriors toContinue Reading

Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. (2 Samuel 7:22 ESV) One of the sayings that goes around Christian culture is God will never give you moreContinue Reading

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18 NIV) I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feetContinue Reading

Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:3-5 TPT) Amazing grace will always be myContinue Reading

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese proverb Do you have anything in your life that you regret? MaybeContinue Reading

Those who hope in the Lord    will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;    they will run and not grow weary,    they will walk and not be faint.(Isaiah 40:31 NIV) God, I hate reading the news, yet I’m drawn to it. There’s lots of bad news to be drawn to. Yes. The floodingContinue Reading

Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. (Micah 7:8 NIV) Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:5 NIV) I’m in the “crunch time” for finishing the arts camp preparation. I won’t go into how much there is to do,Continue Reading

And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. (Romans 5:4 NLT) (This story was posted on Facebook on April 24, 2025 by “The Homeschool Historian.” I wrote the prayer.) There’s an empty lot where a house once stood. It had fallen into disrepair when an elderlyContinue Reading

Now I’m sure of this: the sufferings we endure now are not even worth comparing to the glory that is coming and will be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18 VOICE) On Saturday at the women’s conference, I attended a workshop where the speaker shared a story about growing up inContinue Reading

  “Forget the former things;     do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!     Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness     and streams in the wasteland.” – God  (Isaiah 43:18-19Continue Reading