I take much for granted. And, because of this, I am preparing my heart to celebrate Easter by being intentional in what I think about, what I hold close to my heart, what I notice in each day, and what I notice about God in my midst. Saturday night upon landing at Oakland airport after a speaking ... READ the POST
Intentionally Noticing God
Being Intentional in my pursuit of God
Intentional. We hear this word often enough. Does it's meaning impact us or does it's meaning escape our every day life. To be intentional simply means to do something on purpose. We can do intentional wrong or intentional good...We can be intentional daily about choices that lead to a changed ... READ the POST
Why Would I?
There are many things that strip the joy right out of my life. And, many of those things are not dependent on my circumstances but on what I believe while in the middle of them. This past week one of our teaching pastors at Cornerstone Fellowship, Matt VanCleave, gave a message that hit home for me ... READ the POST
Leftover hurts or pain stealing your joy?
Leftovers. My refrigerator is cluttered with them, and my house is sprinkled with remnants of the leftovers of Valentines Day. Though a week ago, Valentine's Day gave me the gift of a leftover, in the form of food poisoning. My last meal was out to an early dinner with my honey...and 5 hours later ... READ the POST
Your Troubles are Opportunities
As I have been saying, the word JOY is turning out to be something much different than I expected as I started the year with that word just one month ago. And, through some silly daily things I think I am beginning to experience joy in a new and living way...a way that is deeper and more peaceful ... READ the POST
Opportunity for JOY
Did you know that Scripture teaches us that our troubles are an opportunity for JOY? "Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. When your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed you will be strong in ... READ the POST
The Journey into JOY
I took my two little dogs for a walk this morning. They are just so cute, trotting along side by side, sniffing the air and taking in the sights. I must admit I don't walk them often because they get plenty of exercise running about the house and yard. And, frankly, I have been too lazy to walk ... READ the POST
This Year's Theme: JOY
Each year I look for a theme, a word, a verse that I can hold on to and focus on. That way I am not running around trying to embrace every last thing, but I am single focused and my roots go deep into that year's theme. Last year it was "YES LORD" and though the year was terribly hard at points, I ... READ the POST
It's all in the plan
Yesterday an old friend sent me a photo on facebook. It was something she came across in one of her old scrapbooks, and it is a picture of me ( many years ago) with my mother and father. It's a candid shot, but the person that is fully seen in the photo is my Daddy. He died when I was 26, and it ... READ the POST
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