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When Hope Seems Lost
A husk of its former self, my heart remained tucked on the corner of a forgotten shelf. Fear stalked my steps and doubt chased close behind. Where was God? Didn’t He hear my desperate cries for help when hope seemed lost? God’s answers did not arrive in tidy boxes...
Ask, Seek, Knock–A Christmas Story
Ask. Seek. Knock. These are the familiar words from scripture I'm reminded of as I read about the wise men from the East. "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory— this was during Herod’s kingship—a band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the...
Mary Believed: What is God Asking From You?
Sarah laughed. Gideon wanted proof. Zechariah doubted. But, Mary believed. When God’s messenger revealed heaven’s promise to a girl barely beyond childhood, she responded with words of faith borne from a heart of submission. “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered....
Finding Hope in God’s Mission When Your Assignment is Difficult
November's dim morning light shrouds the room in a blanket of calm as I greet the Father. "Lord, what work do you have for me today? How can I be like Jesus in someone's life?" The words hang in the hush of a home not yet interrupted by the rush of bodies hurrying...
When Giving Thanks Doesn’t Come Easily
When giving thanks doesn't come easily and life presses in sharp, tearing at romantic ideals of holiday tables and merry-making, is celebration even possible? Perhaps you've been asking yourself this question as you grapple with a life-altering diagnosis. The constant...
Taking a Stand-Spiritual Warfare (Day 3)
Settling for Less The faintest light penetrates an inky sky as I awaken to the sounds of my husband shuffling about the house. I hear the clink of the coffeepot as it meets the edge of his mug and know it's time to ready myself for the day ahead. Leaning...
A Champion for Every Battle (Spiritual Warfare-Day 2)
(This is an excerpt from the book I am currently writing. May these words encourage your heart. Blessings, Tammy) A perpetual champion of the underdog, I regularly root for the outcast because I've always consider myself a bit of a David—a next-to-nothing-unknown...
