Feeling loved and being loved. Two very different things. The first is an illusion at best, a taunt at worst. The second is reality—a fact. It is what it is. When we feel loved the world seems right. A smile lifts our face and a song fills our heart. Yet, when we don’t feel loved […]
God's Word
When Getting Up Is Just Too Hard
I woke up this morning with no interest in getting out of bed. Not because I was sick or because I had stayed up too late. Not because my sheets were too inviting or the sky too gray. No, the reason I could not get out of bed was because it just felt too hard. […]
Today's Battle Plan
The other morning I woke with a heavy heart. I honestly wanted to pull the covers back up and remain in bed all day. But I begrudgingly forced myself from my cocoon of comfort and made my way downstairs. My heart cried out over my bowl of Cheerios, “Lord, this world is going mad. I […]
How To Put On Strength
“She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. Proverbs 31:17” There are days that I do not feel very strong, let alone equipped to meet the challenges that arise during a day. I was recently asked to write a devotional for my church about the Proverbs 31 woman. One thing I found really […]
Dose of Sunshine
I love this precious reminder written in the script of a sweet little girl who means the world to my daughter….