Advent, Christ, Christmas, Forgiveness

For Christmas Give Love

Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34 KJV   Love covers a multitude of sins.  As they drove the nails into the Savior's hands he cried out to Father God to ask Him not to count the sin against those who poured out their wrath upon Him. He asked for… Continue reading For Christmas Give Love

Free Indeed, Grace, In Christ, Let's Be Real, Let's Get Real, Mercy Not Sacrifice, Remembrance, Uncategorized

Have It and Eat it Too

  For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.  Ephesians 2:8 For do I now persuade men or God? Galatians 1:10 The Simulcast I brought everything I needed to the conference.   I had my pass, my journal,  my Bible, my thirst for the… Continue reading Have It and Eat it Too

Forgiveness, Identity, In Christ, Journey To and Through the Cross, Out of the Heart, Renewing the Mind, The Wall Around Your Heart

My Journey ~Emotional Moats and Heart Struggle

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 NIV The Struggle I struggle with words sometimes in prayer.  I have emotional moats with alligators that snap when the… Continue reading My Journey ~Emotional Moats and Heart Struggle

Facing Fear, Faith, Heart Strings, Let's Be Real, Letters From the Heart, My Mess is a Message, Silence, Uncategorized, Using Your Voice

My Daisy Heart (and a book Giveaway: When A Woman Finds Her Voice by Jo Ann Fore)

(read the post and answer the prompt in the comments to win a copy of Jo Ann Fore's new book:  When A Woman Finds Her Voice) say to those with fearful hearts,     “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come,     he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution     he will come to save you.”… Continue reading My Daisy Heart (and a book Giveaway: When A Woman Finds Her Voice by Jo Ann Fore)

Forgiveness, The Wall Around Your Heart

Unexpected Grace

      Never again will I subject myself to community.  I will be just fine right here with my husband and three kids!  I walled off my heart from the hurt I didn't want to experience ever again, and from the God who allowed it to happen.   My family, my friends, my church… Continue reading Unexpected Grace