Yes, I’m still processing my trip to Israel. It really messed with my mind! I’ve told you before how I felt I was truly limiting myself in my Christian walk. I wasn’t living empowered enough to “heal the sick” and “cast out evil spirits” of this world. The blog “Sorry,…
Being Transparent
School is coming to an end in most areas and summer will be here. What I remember from school is being told I was either right or wrong. You were graded on most of your work and it was always a decision of how hard I was going to work…
Mother’s Day is a day that can evoke many different emotions for people: love, hate, happiness, hate, joy, anger. Depending on the relationship you have, or had, with your mom will dictate which type of emotion comes to mind when you think about her. Mother’s Day is either a day…
As you might already know, my husband and I went to Israel this past year and so much of my perspective on life has changed. I feel I might be in the middle of another spiritual crisis as I’m reliving my time in Israel walking the same land Jesus did…
After a long week, the weekend is upon us. What are you going to do? Depending on the stage in your life, you might be working long hours at a restaurant because weekend shifts always earn you more money. Maybe you are a student and the weekend offers you more…
This week was emotionally hard for me as I was reminded of the bad side of free will. I have been helping a friend off and on go through a tough situation. During this past year and a half, I would offer my suggestions when asked and would try to…
Diligently. This word struck me funny today during my devotions, so I took a moment to look up Scripture on being diligent. The one I liked the best was Hebrews 4:11 (NASB), but let’s also include verses 9-10: “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For…
Day two of our Israel trip took us to the town of Nazareth. I was excited on many different levels. One, I belong to the Church of the Nazarene denomination and this is why we are called such: Jesus the Nazarene. Two, it was where Jesus grew up after Mary…
This is the saying of my kids and husband: “ever since Israel”. They are referring to the fact that things have not been the same for me since my return home. I’m not quite as uptight as I used to be. Things I once thought so important are not nearly…
It seems too good to be true. This Jesus story seems inexplicable. How could a baby be born to a virgin? How could a man of that day, Joseph, still accept Mary, a pregnant girl, who was carrying a child who didn’t belong to him? How could the Savior of…