The Mystery That Moves a Grumbly Heart To Become a Grateful Heart
I love the word ‘grumbly’. It conjures up many images, first off for me, the character of Pooh, in Winnie the Pooh, who was ‘so very rumbly in his tumbly‘. Pooh’s tummy was ever hungry – always...
View ArticleIs God Whispering To Your Heart Today?
**Today I’m bringing this one up from the archives – because it happened again, God’s clear whisper to my soul – a small voice of conscience saying ‘Not your way, Sandra’. How I struggle to relinquish...
View ArticleAct With Courage In The Struggle You’re Facing Today – Even If You Don’t Feel...
Life is not for wimps. Life is hard – there are no turn-offs to ‘The Easy Life’. Yet, somehow I am repeatedly surprised when I wake up to face yet another fear – or challenge – or trouble that I hadn’t...
View ArticleLet the Lord Become Your Song This Season
True fact – I have a tough time giving thanks during Thanksgiving and Christmas season. I get a sense I’m not alone in this – particularly in this unprecedented year of 2020, with all the loss and...
View ArticlePercolating Prayer: The Kind That Strengthens Your Stance and Softens Your Heart
Life serves up many unpalatable dishes. These days it includes worldwide pandemic, racial injustice and divides; add to this our own struggles, things like: cancer, heartache, relational stress and...
View ArticleHolding It Together – An Urban Myth
Where in your life are you trying to hold it together? You know the struggles you’re facing – the places you are having a hard time bearing up, keeping life going. In my household when things are...
View ArticleThe Road Marked Remembrance
If there is anything the COVID-19 has given me, it’s been time. Its been altered – set down into a new place – life is not the same. Having more time carries a huge weight of responsibility with it....
View ArticleThe Good News of Easter – God Loosens Chains & Sets Us Captives Free
Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I’m found Was blind, but now I see. Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved. How...
View ArticleOne Key to King David’s Success That Might Be Just the Thing for Us in Such a...
My daughter called last week and she did the unthinkable – she asked for advice! Does anyone else get it – the enormity of this call? For 20 plus years I’ve given advice, I’ve instructed,...
View ArticleThree Things That Matter
EVERY STEP MATTERS. ‘Every step matters’ is my mantra, or word(s), for 2020. I read those words in a Susie Larson book and it resonated head to toe –‘Yes!’. Those 3 words have revisited me – daily....
View ArticleHow is Your Journey Reforming You?
“Remember your journey…that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.” Micah 6:5 This is the path we’re following today – remembering – looking back at God’s work in us on our life’s journey...
View ArticleDo You Have an Inkling of a Small Step or Move You’re Being Called to in the...
We’re looking at small faith steps on the blog today because the New Year often signals a fork in the road – a pivot point where we reflect and evaluate and make small tweaks and directional changes to...
View ArticleAct With Courage In The Struggle You’re Facing Today – Even If You Don’t Feel...
Life is not for wimps. Life is hard – there are no turn-offs to ‘The Easy Life’. Yet, somehow I am repeatedly surprised when I wake up to face yet another fear – or challenge – or trouble that I hadn’t...
View ArticleFour Not-So-New Things That Delight Me
1) Questions I’m starting an odd collection, one I’ve never heard collected before. I am starting to collect questions. I save them. Write them down in a special question journal, so I won’t forget....
View ArticleThe Mystery That Moves a Grumbly Heart To Become a Grateful Heart
I love the word ‘grumbly’. It conjures up many images, first off for me, the character of Pooh, in Winnie the Pooh, who was ‘so very rumbly in his tumbly‘. Pooh’s tummy was ever hungry – always...
View ArticleIs God Whispering To Your Heart Today?
**Today I’m bringing this one up from the archives – because it happened again, God’s clear whisper to my soul – a small voice of conscience saying ‘Not your way, Sandra’. How I struggle to relinquish...
View ArticleGot Wisdom? A True Story About Finding Wisdom.
I wrote my daughter’s name carefully on the white sheet of paper under the words ‘Prayer Requests’ scribbled at the top of the page. Pausing, I stared down at her name wondering what specific prayer I...
View ArticleAct With Courage In The Struggle You’re Facing Today – Even If You Don’t Feel...
Life is not for wimps. Life is hard – there are no turn-offs to ‘The Easy Life’. Yet, somehow I am repeatedly surprised when I wake up to face yet another fear – or challenge – or trouble that I hadn’t...
View ArticleRest Requires You Relinquish Your Load
Do you have a load that you are carrying this week – a burden that is weighing you down? There is one load that I carry every week, and it comes from the grocery store…. Each week I find myself...
View ArticleAre You Waiting for God’s Plan to Unfold Now?
Today on the blog we’re taking a small peek at a big question – ‘Why wait?’ Let me be clear, I may be the world’s worst at waiting (ask my hubby). I can’t stand it. I want to make things happen – to...
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