My husband and I just returned from a Love After Marriage conference (LAM) in Redding, CA put on by Nothing Hidden Ministries and affiliated with Bethel Church. It was five, twelve hour days, sometimes more, warranting the title INTENSIVE.

There are over 5,000 promises for us to take hold of in God’s Word. Learning to believe those promises and walk as He calls us frees His hands to work on our behalf in every aspect of our lives, no matter how big or small.

Loss…it’s so often inexplicably elusive. It seems any amount of words simply cannot pull out the gravity of what it is to walk through loss. We were designed to love and be in relationship with one another and the sting of losing that is beyond accurate description.

Seeing God’s hand in our life, walking out our salvation with Jesus and learning to rely on the Holy Spirit for help are the keys that unlock our lives and lead us to freedom in everything we will ever face. 

Wow. You know when you’re a little kid and there was that certain gift you wanted for Christmas? The one, you hoped for with every excited ounce of your body? 

So, you’re in a mess…again; maybe of your own doing, maybe not. Yet another challenge has hit …

Whether you are a law enforcement officer (LEO) supporter or not, the truth is there are millions of sworn law enforcement personnel working crazy shifts, unending over time…

Fire can be either destructive or used as an aid in purification and our Creator uses fire not only for judgement, but also for testing.

If you have felt repeatedly knocked down in the ring of life in the last few days, weeks or months, rest assured you are not alone. 

Do you want to walk away from your marriage? You absolutely have permission to quit, but rest assured you are breaking your marriage covenant and the security system god gave your children to grow up in. Hard truth? Yes.

When you’ve hurt someone repeatedly out of your own pain, immaturity, and ignorance and they were always silent about it, down the road, even after you’ve realized and apologized for your actions, more and more they exclude you from their life, instead, preferring others who are easier to get along with. Hurting people hurt people - even our loved ones.

Do you ever feel like a broken arrow?
Missed the mark? Shot out of the bow with such intensity, the design was compromised and broken?

Every moment of every day, thoughts, motives, words, actions and heart postures are a direct result of WHO we have chosen to partner with in the spirit. Below are some very easy examples to understand and hopefully encourage you to see that true LIFE exists only when we make the active decision to align ourselves with Jesus and walk out a submitted and obedient life to Him.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve written a blog. The truth is, my life has gone through a complete overhaul in the last six months; the kind of revamping I had been begging God for 20 years, but it did not come in the way I ever expected. 

Back in 1990 Garth Brooks released a song called Unanswered Prayers which quickly hit number one on the Country charts. I was twenty-two and had just gotten married...

Many of us grow up automatically merging into groups depending on our likes or talents. There are the cheerleaders, the football players and the quilting club.

From the moment our feet hit the ground in the morning, we are making choices. There is a busy highway of thoughts we respond to both emergent as well as important.

So often we relish the good times, grumble in the difficult times and are flattened by the devastating times, especially if they linger or are prolonged...

God is talking to us - all. the. time. But I think it’s safe to say there is a large population who don’t hear His voice. Some people don’t seek Him. Some are just too busy with life.

Life can be hard. 
It’s been my experience that many are not wiling to take the time to really peer into the “hard” and figure it out. 

Wisdom has taught me that pointing my finger at someone else and making them responsible for my “hard” is not figuring it out. 
It’s only making the “hard” harder.