Military Life

I’m a blind beggar too

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, ”Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to [&hellip

Big Shoes

Recently I was given the highest compliment that I could ever receive. A friend told me, ”You have a spirit like Mary’s.” Now, I know there a billion ”Mary”s in the world and there are quite a few in the Bible. However, he was referring to THE Mary – Jesus’ mom. I have been thinking [&hellip

love of a lifetime…

I met my husband on February 22, 1997…from that day on, we literally were only a part from one another for a few days at the most. He became my best friend, my lover, my everything. We had a family together and were blessed beyond measure. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer on July 7th [&hellip

Inside Out

”Then the Lord said to him, ’Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people!’ ” Luke 11:39-40a A few years ago, I led a Bible Study for Middle School girls. When they moved to High School, I was able [&hellip

All Knowing

Just before my husband deployed, my Bible and (expensive) camera got doused with a bottle of water and both were ruined. I was bummed about my camera since it would be expensive to replace. However, I was heart-broken over my Bible. I had been using it for 7 years! It was compact and so I [&hellip

Attack on Patience

Today has been a very trying day. The enemy attacked me big time. I woke up with no patience. If you know about 2 year olds, then you know that that is a terrible combination. I have to make a confession. At first I thought Timothy was just being bad. However, when I sat down [&hellip

Lead By Example

”When I saw, though, that their behavior was not true to the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all of them, ’Since you, though you are a Jew, live like the gentiles and not like the Jews, how can you compel the gentiles to live like the Jews?’ ” – Galatians 2:14 I’ve [&hellip

Simplicity Rules

”In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, ’Lord, do [&hellip

Starting Out

In my life, God has had to be very bold when teaching me things. I guess you could stay that I’m a little stubborn or hard headed and like to take the reigns. He gently and not so gently reminds me that He is in control and His plan is always better than my own. [&hellip