Guard Heart and Tongue: Finding Grace After the Storm “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23 Personal Note I woke up this morning with a heavy heart and an overwhelming sense of sadness resting over the day. It was the kind of weight that makes you … Continue reading Guard Heart and Tongue: Finding Grace After the Storm
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Beneath the Surface of Grace
Church is meant to be a sanctuary—a quiet harbor where weary souls gather, a family walking hand-in-hand toward the light. Yet because it is woven together from the fragile threads of human hearts, it can also be a place where misunderstandings take root, where whispers carry, and where well-meaning hands inadvertently leave deep bruises.When you … Continue reading Beneath the Surface of Grace
TODAY
Today the sun shines.Today the Lord saw fit to wake me.Today I have another opportunity to ... see the smile on a child's face.tell my family I love them.hug someone who needs it.the list is endless.Today I can make a difference. Today I can show forgiveness, mercy and grace.Today I can let my light shine.Today … Continue reading TODAY
Forgive Me
I drive to work in silence, my mind racing with much thought. A list of things needing done, Your guidance being sought. Memories come to mind, from many years ago. Mistakes I've made without amends, sometimes they linger so. Salvation came my slate wiped clean, You've cleared them from Your mind. My human scars which … Continue reading Forgive Me
Through Tragedy and Triumph: A Mother’s Love
My world was turned upside down when my parents divorced in 1971. My mother moved us from our home in San Antonio, Texas to my grandparents home in Nitro, West Virginia. Talk about culture shock! We didnt really know my grandparents that well, so this was a huge change. I was 7 years old at … Continue reading Through Tragedy and Triumph: A Mother’s Love
Anger Within
Why are you so angry? I ask again today. with concern he looks at me, and this is what he says. I've lost my faith in people, to always be let down. the insincerity they portray, I choose not to be around. I tell him they're not perfect, as none of us can be. It's … Continue reading Anger Within
Finding God in the Little Things 