Do I Know Pain? Yes. I have known pain; as the short, fat girl who was always chosen last to years of chronic pain, to the pain of betrayal and deceit that crushes your soul. I have felt physical pain and emotional pain. But there is something else I have known - I am finding … Continue reading Finding God in the Pain of Life
It's time to send our children off to school. And we all know that going to school can be pretty stressful;
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is: EXPECT Setting my timer for five minutes, and … GO. Have you ever tried to say something nice and it came out different than you expect? I have lost count of the times I have done it. I call it, "Foot-in-Mouth" disease. Yep! Open mouth, insert foot. Sometimes, I … Continue reading When You Don’t Get What You Expect
So many of us find ourselves BROKEN. But God can make all things BEAUTIFUL if you will let Him. I picked up Gwen Smith's book from a pile of books I have purchased and never finish reading because I am writing a series of devotionals on emotional trauma. I wanted to find out how others … Continue reading How God Restores a Broken Heart
A Bottle of Bath Wash. Who doesn't enjoy the wonderful smell and the softness obtained from using it? But it seemed precious little payment for the hours on end that I spent learning and perfecting the wedding music chosen for this wedding and the entire weekend my husband and I gave for rehearsal, decorating, flower … Continue reading UNAPPRECIATED ~ Three Actions to Change Your Own Heart
We tend to think that God's servants are protected against being wounded, but that is just not true. As a matter of fact, most ministers of the Word are hurt at least once in their ministry. I so appreciate Anne for being vulnerable and opening up to us about her own life while she teaches us through … Continue reading Book Review : Wounded By God’s People
The Perils of a Pastor's Wife by Nan Jones The Perils of A Pastor's Wife will speak to your deepest wounds and help you find God's Presence through it all. Sweet Sister—somewhere, somehow, somebody knows. You are not alone. This post contains affiliate links How did I find this book? In order to do some … Continue reading The Peril’s of a Pastor’s Wife ~ Book Review
