Ten years ago I shared the lyrics of the song God had given me the year before. I’ve wanted to record it for eleven years now, because this song God wrote is worth sharing. It’s an amazing song full of powerful truth! We sing it in our tiny church, but I’ve always felt that the …
Early this year, I was invited to teach a message that I have called “The Power of Praise in the Darkness.” It was going to be one of the teaching sessions at a small women’s conference which ended up being cancelled because of Covid. This message has continued to resonate within me as something that …
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I am going to repost this again, just because it seems like more people than ever are looking for hope this Christmas. Perhaps you, whoever you are, are wondering this: How can we reconcile celebration with everything that is happening? To me, the answer is simply because everything that’s wrong with the world illustrates how …
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December 2016. The once-great city of Aleppo, jewel of the Ottoman Empire and home to 2 million not all that long ago (think Houston, TX for size), is in its death throws as massive evacuations continue. In South America, Venezuela is in total upheaval after the most-used currency bill has suddenly been declared no longer valid, …
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People love stories of Christmas miracles. But to me, the miracle of Christmas is that the all-powerful One chose to lay down all his power and glory… for me. Wow. So once more, I want to share the words of the song God gave me two years ago. The story behind it is here if …
The Lord is my shepherd,I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; / He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; / He guides me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake. / Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; / Your rod …
Hello world! I know it’s been a month since I blogged. I’ve got thoughts… things I want to blog about… things I want to share. But the launch of the school year and an increase of the load at work has slightly overwhelmed me lately. Nevertheless… here’s my song right now. Perhaps it’s fitting.(You can …
So how do we let our Light shine? How do we reach out to the world around us? I have a deeply-rooted belief that only Jesus can reach the world around me that needs Him so desperately. Maybe that sounds like such an obvious statement that there’s no point in saying it… but here’s the …
This month, God gave me another new song. It’s been years since the last one, but this one is special to me because I specifically asked for it. You see… last year, as new Christmas songs came out on the radio and old ones were resung and redone, I found myself wanting a new kind …
Yesterday, I found myself writing in my journal that God was calling me to seek His face and develop a closer intimacy with Him. Again. Have you ever been there? Feeling or hearing God calling you to do something for what feels like the eight-eight thousandth time? If so, what follows that? If the devil …