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A Mom’s Prayers for Her Son + a Giveaway

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What prayer books do you have on your bookshelf?   During this Pray series, a few friends will be joining me with reviews of their bookshelf choices. Today’s choice happens to be one that I read for Revell Publishing. It’s my first adventure with reviewing, and this book is a keeper! In fact, it’s sooo…

PracticalLY Wednesday: A Prayer for Trust

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  Sometimes we simply need a practical prayer tip, one that we easily can put into our routine immediately. Since Wednesdays are typically filled with practical tips, we decided to continue that routine during November’s Pray series.    Throughout November, Wednesdays will be filled with practical prayer tips from various gals across the United States….

Trust & Pray

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart,    and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him,    and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV Update 3/19/2015: Linking up with Suzanne Eller at #livefreeThursday.  If you “stay tuned” from last Tuesday’s post, here we go….Otherwise, you can check out Tuesday’s…

Pray

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 Are you ready?    It starts tomorrow! And flows through the month of November.   It’s Pray, a blog series on prayer. You won’t want to miss it, my friend. ~ Testimonies~ Insight~ Prayer printables~ Book reviews ~ Give-aways. God girls from all over the United States are writing for you and me. They are…

Simply….Pray

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  With eyes tightly closed, my hand reached up and over the rim, blindly entering the dark bag. He was purposely holding it above eye level; there wasn’t the slightest possibility of seeing what awaited inside.   The bag, a soft, dark green crushed velvet version, had draw strings at the top that fell lifeless…

A New Life Chapter, Part 2

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A New Life Chapter…continued from Part 1. (And, for viewing & reading pleasure, liberty has been taken to update a few portions. 😉 8.16) It was all supposed to be good, you know – happy-go-lucky. But then came the crash of emotions. And Lot’s wife came into play. This woman of the Bible began her journey toward…

A New Life Chapter, Part 1

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      “Hey Bay,” I announced.The lanky, long-haired, black version of an Irish Setter displayed her familiar hello as she pressed against my leg. It seemed to be her way of saying, “Yay! You’re home!” “The kids are in school,” I offered, a crack forming in my voice.   “It’s going to be different…

Stand Up

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 There are some questions that help up stand up even firmer in our faith. Are you real, God? Are you there?  How do I know this faith is real?      I’m not sure I believe…… even though I’m a believer….   It’s okay to ask these questions. Sometimes, it’s paramount to our faith growth. Questioning Faith A recent…