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Getting the Scoop
Grab a cup of coffee. Pull up a chair. And listen to my interview with Lisa Buffalo on Living Joyfully Free radio. Oh, and you might want to grab a few Kleenex. Just click on the picture to listen. I’d love for you to come back and share your comments. Can you relate? Did God use the interview to …
Potluck Heaven
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus,” (Galatians 3:28 NIV). I recall as a young child time spent rocking on my grandma’s front porch and listening to the ladies from the missions society gossip about the heathens whose church was across the street from theirs. It …
Her Story, My Story, Your Story
[God said] “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” (2 Corinthians 6:18). Once upon a time, not so very long ago or far away, a baby girl was born to parents who could not keep her. Neither parent was willing to release her for adoption, but neither was able to care for …
A Daddy Who Loves Me
[God said] “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters” (2 Corinthians 6:18 NIV). When I was a little girl, my father spent most of his waking hours working at his building supply company, observing construction sites, and socializing with his colleagues and associates. Even though his place of business was only a …
Forgiving Yourself
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness,” (1 John 1:9 NIV). An email comes to me hundreds of times every year. The names are different, the situations are varied, but the underlying theme is the same…I can’t forgive myself. Grace just doesn’t make …
God Sees Your Disappointment
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet without sin,” (Hebrews 4:15 NIV). Let’s face it. People let us down. They disappoint us. And so does God. Often our experiences fall short of our expectations …
Disappointment with God Part 1
“All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful,” (Psalm 25:10 NIV). I sat on the floor playing a card game with my young son. It was shaping up to be one of the best summers ever. Steven was savoring every minute of the long hot days, our Golden Retriever, Ginger, had delivered seven adorable puppies, and after years …
The Reflection in Your Groom’s Eyes
Today’s Truth “The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord” (Psalm 45:11, NIV) Friend to Friend In my last devotion, I talked about us being the Bride of Christ. But this time I want to focus on the groom. I think we can all agree that a woman never looks more beautiful than when …
Some Things Never Change
Today’s Truth “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever!” (Psalm 136:1, NIV) Friend to Friend 2002 was a year of transition for me. I changed positions at the ministry where I served, my son packed up to go away to college, my thyroid went out of control and had to be purposely destroyed with …