Friends Life is full of sad things. We often wonder why it has to be this way. Even still, God is sovereign and He knows our pain. He weeps with us and calls us to place our trust in Him. He will see us through. +++ Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so … Continue reading Monday Motivation: His Glory
Monday Motivation: Connections
Friends Happy Father’s Day! Thank you to all the fathers and grandfathers who love their children well and search for ways to connect with them. Their time and attention to the needs and interests of their children sends a powerful message of love. +++ Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Connections
Monday Motivation: Inconveniences
Friends How do you handle being inconvenienced? Are you easily frustrated when things don’t go the way you had planned? +++ For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 - NLT As we step into summertime, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Inconveniences
Monday Motivation: Savor
Friends It’s a new day! What delights are waiting for you to treasure today? May you and I slow down and savor the special moments. +++ Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Luke 12:34 - NLT Growing up as an Army brat, most of my childhood years were … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Savor
Monday Motivation: Coming Home
Friends On this Memorial Day, let us remember the sacrifices of our Armed Forces personnel, the brave men and women who serve to defend and protect our great nation. Let us remember the fallen, the wounded, the deployed, and the families they leave behind. +++ The Covenant of Mizpah... “May the Lord watch between you … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Coming Home
Monday Motivation: Heavenly Reunion
Friends Do you ever think about heaven? What will it be like? I certainly don’t know, but I’m thinking there will be some joyous reunions there! +++ 14 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Heavenly Reunion
Monday Motivation: Cookies
Friends Happy Mother’s Day! To all the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures out there, we give thanks for the countless blessings you bring to our lives. I am so exceedingly grateful for the gift of a wonderful mother, a fabulous mother in law, my amazing aunts and my incredible grandmothers. Oh, what a glorious gift … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Cookies
Monday Motivation: Robe
Friends What robe do you wear on this Monday morning? When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Are you disheveled by the weight of sin and shame? Are you plagued by fear? Let's take a fresh look in the mirror. Let's close our eyes and breathe deeply. Now open your eyes to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Robe
Monday Motivation: Tossed
Friends How’s the weather where you are? Sunny and bright or dark and gloomy? Perhaps you are being tossed about by whipping winds? Maybe not physically, but perhaps emotionally? Wherever you find yourself this morning, embrace the blessed truth that you are never alone. Your Savior watches over you now and forever. +++ Be on … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Tossed
Monday Motivation: Illumination
Friends Happy Easter! On this Easter Monday, let us rejoice! We have been redeemed. He is alive! Jesus is alive! +++ “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Illumination
