Blog Posts - Encouragement

“That I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary” (Isaiah 50:4). Have you ever needed a good shoulder to lean on? The load weighed heavy, your spirits sank low, and you felt uncertain if you could carry on. Discourag...

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“The day we stop wishing for the life we’ve never had, is the day we truly begin to live.” ~M Photo credit:  nicolerautenberg.comFiled under: Quotes, Uncategorized Tagged: dreams, Encouragement, fulfillment, happiness, inspirationa...

When I’m lost in a sea of loneliness You are there… When I’m crying out in hopeless despair You are there… When I have nothing left to give and nothing left to say You are there… When life drags me … Continue reading →...

Quote credit: Pinterest.comFiled under: Encouragement, Quotes, Uncategorized Tagged: dreamers, misfits, music makers, outsiders, poets, postaday, quote, thoughts, weirdos, writers, writing...

Always turn your negatives into positives.  Life seems to operate better this way.  ~M Photo credit: Pinterest.comFiled under: Quotes, Uncategorized Tagged: choices, Encouragement, happiness, inspirational, life, negativity, original quote, pain, p...

Today was a bit of a somber day for the attendees at our local church.  It appears that our pastor resigned because of his unfaithfulness to his wife.  I am a member of this church, but no longer a regular … Continue reading →...

Are they…?    Filed under: Encouragement, Shared & Misc. Tagged: friends, friendships, honesty, inspiration, life, love, postaday, respect, spoken word, thoughts, Trent Shelton, truth, Video, youtube...

I paint toddler toes on the back steps, because that's the rule. No nail polish in the house, even though she runs right back through when she's finished and it certainly wouldn't be the first time I notice little flecks of nail polish on the hardwoo...

This week has been a hard week.So many of my friends and family and even just acquaintances or strangers I see on social media have been struggling this week. There's hurt and there's sickness and there's death and there's just so much pain in the l...

I love that when I post my art it looks like I know what I’m doing. Because really people, I haven’t the faintest idea. I just keep on doing it, no real goal apart from to just express myself and follow the joy and sometimes my hands all of a sud...

So after spending the majority of last night in the ER with my daughter Amy who was ill.  Here’s all I can really think of to say….   “The most attractive thing in the entire world, is when someone smiles.”  … Con...

Right smack in the middle of the summer, between sticky humid days that never seem to cool off, the dishwasher quit working. I pushed the start button twice, then three times - as if it just needed to be jarred awake. Hey - you've got a job to do. Wa...

Beautiful words….  Enjoy! ❤ “In Over My Head” I have come to this place in my life I’m full but I’ve not satisfied This longing to have more of You And I can feel it my heart is convinced I’m thirsty … Co...

Let’s face it – men need encouragement. We try to act tough like we can handle everything on our own. But deep down, if we are being honest, we need to be lifted up just like anyone else. So it’s a good thing there are many encouraging Bibl...

{It has been way too long. Summer is so wonderful, such a necessary time of stepping back and soaking in and I need it, this break. Sharing a post I wrote back in the Spring and never posted, because it's still true -- and sending you all love from h...

I was fortunate enough to see Third Day in concert before they became a well-known band.  They were opening for Michael W. Smith on the night I saw them and I haven’t stopped listening to them since.  Today has been … Continue reading &...

I love how music can really uplift and encourage us, especially when we are going through tough times.  This song has been on my mind all week and the words seem to be exactly what I need to hear right … Continue reading →...

This is my hope, that more times than not, the words spoken on my blog will point you to Him…  The One who guides my heart and hopefully guides yours as well.  😉  Love you guys!  ❤   They’ve made … Continue reading ...

  I actually just wrote about this recently while working on one of my books, the fact that break through arrives (not to mention total relief) just after the struggle. I’m not talking about the easy peasy struggles when you are first gett...

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