You Can’t Help Me

I cry out for help to anyone who will listen. I graphically speak of my pain into the silence. I try to explain the hurt within, the disappointment I feel in life. I am ignored. No one hears my heart.
Where do I go for help? Who will hear my cries? [...]

What’s Going on Here!?!?!

I’m really getting confused about these relationships, as Mandy calls them, met-on-the-net friendships.
Y’all are beginning to invade my thoughts, my dreams, my prayers…my life!!!
What does this mean?  Is it OK?  We’ll all quickly say yes but then, why is it I feel closer to some of you than people in real life? 
I go to church, [...]

A Kiss from God

I have been strengthened today by reading blogs of inspiration.  It’s good to have places to go to hear expressions of life from others.  I just found Storie’s blog a few days ago, and have been struck by her heartstrings.
After reading about the seasons of life and struggling to find the words to comment, Sammie jumped up [...]

Our Wedding Song

Lord, take control of me, renew my mind and help me see
That the fullness of Your life and love is mine to share.
Make me a channel of Your saving grace and cleansing blood;
Make my life a shelter for a brother in despair.
Chorus:
Release me into the current of Your Spirit’s pow’r,
And fill me each moment of the day and ev’ry hour.
Make my life count for You [...]

I’ve Been Pushed

Darla (aka: Overcomer) and Deborah (aka: God’s Gal) have challenged me to look forward – to get a glimpse into the changes God may have in store.
Sing a new song and do not look upon the outward appearance.
OK…they stole those words from scripture, but they reminded me of them this weekend.

Let the word of Christ [...]

Nothing Stays the Same

For everything there is an appointed time,
And an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to [...]

The Fact Remains

“I tend to think…”
“But it seems to me…”
“I think it says…”
What do these qualifiers have in common?
Me.  My opinion has become the final authority.
As Phat likes to say, “Opinions are like feet.  Everybody’s got ‘em.  And they all stink.”
Some say, “God said it…I believe it…that settles it for me.”  Actually, it was a song in the 70’s.  The [...]

Not Perfection, But Forgiveness

“It wasn’t the Romans who nailed Jesus to the cross.
It wasn’t the spikes that held Jesus to the cross.
What held Him to that cross was His conviction that it was necessary that He become sin — that He who is pure become sin and that the wrath of God be poured down, not upon the [...]

The BEST Father in the World!

My husband!
Gary is his name (although it’s fun to call him Phat – short for Comic Phat, his online name). He’s amazing! He’s strong and capable, hilarious and insightful, fun-loving and hard-working.
The first time I knew he would make a great father was in college. We hadn’t gone out yet, but I [...]

Through the Storms

My blog stats are dropping!! Time to write a new post and back to the true mission of considering Jesus.
The problem is…I’m worn out. We’ve had such stress the past couple of weeks; it’s been difficult to think of anything to share. Sometimes the praise comes easy. But, other times…I [...]