Devotional books have influenced my Chrisitian walk as much if not more than any sermon. From the moment I started my first devotional book I was sold. Unlike my bible, which I often had a hard time understanding, it was written in language I could understand and even told me…
Prayer and Cursive Writing – What’s the Connection?
What do prayer and cursive writing have to do with each other? I am excited to share that connection with you! I have been writing out my prayers for years. Why? Because if I don’t, my mind wanders, my prayers just float off somewhere, and I simply don’t finish. Writing…
Would You Like God to Talk to You?
I talk to God a lot! I often wake up talking to him, I go to sleep talking to him, and most mornings spend a little while reading my bible and my devotionals and writing in my prayer journal. That is not to say that I am this big time…
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Change of Seasons – How’s that working for you?
The change of seasons can be hard on many of us. Even if you are right now transitioning to your favourite season like I am – fall! I just find the air crisper, the sky bluer and the lack of hot temperatures and pesty bugs gives me energy and desire…
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Need Some Strength to Get Through What You’re Going Through?
Do you need some strength to get through what you’re going through? Maybe you’re experiencing short term problems with no clear solutions, or long term problems with no answer yet found? That’s a toughy. I’ve been there. Many times. I’m there right now as I write this with bursititis in…
My Bible Tells Me So
Devotions are like a Date Night with God
Devotions and date night? That’s an interesting comparison. When I was a young mom, my husband and I used to have date nights. It would be an evening where we would get a babysitter and set time apart for each other. That time would be used to just be together,…
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Noah – One of my Favourite Bible Characters
What’s not to love? The colours! The smiles! The rainbow! There are lots of reasons why Noah is one of my favourite characters. First of all, he was a good guy. In Genesis 6 God is lamenting the evil in the world. “But Noah found favour in the eyes of…
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Forgiving What You Can’t Forget
Forgiveness is hard for everyone. You’re not alone. In my 44 years of living as a Christian and hearing one sermon after another about forgiveness, this is the best one yet! Check it out on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVGh0kxR0lQ
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The Best Things in Life are Free!
Do you remember the song with this title? ‘The Best Things in Life are Free’ The moon belongs to everyone,The best things in life are free.The stars belong to everyone,They gleam there for you and me.The flowers in spring, the robins that sing,The moonbeams that shine, they’re yours, they’re mine.And…
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Transformation!
Do you like my new coat? Actually it is an old coat, I’ve had it for eight years and I bought it at a thrift shop so who knows how old it really is. During some of the wet and dreary days of April here I had a hankering for…