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#YourStory: Walinda Alleman
Flying With a Broken Wing by Walinda Alleman I’m excited to open wide the blog’s doors to fellow COMPEL Training and critique group member Walinda Alleman. She’s a gem who hails from another continent, but lives right at home now in the United States. When I think of Walinda, “sweet” comes to mind. She’s sweet,…
#ScriptureBank2016, Week 41
Welcome back to #ScriptureBank2016! It’s the 5th Monday. You know what that means, right? It’s an opportunity to catch up on scriptures we really, really, really wanted to memorize…but something got in the way. And depositing them deep in the heart simply didn’t happen. That’s okay. Just pick up and run anyway. This is a…
Is There Comfort in the Trenches of Grief?
She was a young thing, sitting on the curb all by herself. The little one couldn’t have been more than 7 or 8-years old. Brown, unkept strings of hair hung long, her head poised low. I could scarcely make out the girl’s eyes, but they appeared to be watching something below. She never looked up…
#ScriptureBank2016, Week 40
Welcome to #ScriptureBank2016 Grab this Scripture-based prayer for your own use. Right click to print. This one comes from our memory verse: 2 CO. 1:4. For more about memorizing scripture with us, check out this Pinterest Board. We’d love to have you join us!
Do You Like to Pray God’s Word?
Do you like to pray God’s word? You know, put scripture into prayer and set it at the throne of God Almighty. Maybe it’s for yourself, a spouse, child, or someone else… For 2 years I’ve been journaling my scripture prayers over our 3 kids. The list is astonishingly long – not to my…
#ScriptureBank2016, Week 38
#ScriptureBank2016 Hey guys! How’s it going? I love having you running alongside, depositing God’s sharp word with me. This month’s verses concern comfort. Many of us need comfort, so why not run to the very One who offers it? Press in, keep going. You’ve got this, my friend. New here? Today’s confession is from our memory…
#YourStory: Alisa Nicaud
We have another beautiful #YourStory testimony of our God’s goodness today. Alisa Nicaud is an online writer friend. Our paths crossed when we found ourselves in the same critique group. It’s been a joy getting to know her. I hope you feel the same after seeing this glimmer of Jesus in Alisa. Enjoy! For you didn’t…
God Uses Our Trials to Grow Us
Trials are stinky, aren’t they? But God uses our trials to grow us. He deems them necessary for our spiritual growth, however. Sometimes it’s simply difficult to wrap a girl’s mind around that one, isn’t it?! I had my own trial amid an unwanted relocation a couple of years ago. Boy, was I surprised at…
