Freedom. What would life be like if people of all nations in this vast world desired to live in peace and freedom? As believers, we long for that to happen. Yet, we know the obstacle that stands in the way: the enemy. He rules the earth now. But...
Freedom
The Whispers of God
"Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted an old friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the...
From Fear to Freedom
May this be the year we live in Freedom to be Authentic! For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:10, NLT) Imagine! We are God’s masterpiece! He wants us...
My Thanks to God
The long-ago song, My Tribute, floated into my heart today. The words drew me into a precious time of singing and thanking God for all He has done for me this year. May these beautiful words also help you bless God during this Season of Thanksgiving. MY TRIBUTE How can I say thanks For the things...
God’s Presence in the Every Day
One morning I wrote my prayers to God in my journal, beginning with these words: Please help Your presence be obvious in my encounters and conversations with people today. The next morning, when I opened my journal and glanced at the prayer request I'd written the day before, I...
A Race for Survival
Inge Stein lived an enchanted life as a Jewish girl in Bamberg, Germany, until Hitler came on the scene. When she was 10 years old the brutal Nazi dictator demanded that Germany and all of Europe be cleansed from all Jews. He set a plan in place to first...
Path of Freedom
Welcome to my blog! You have come to a safe place where we can share our victories and our challenges. Sometimes we need to pause and process what is happening in our lives so we can make progress on our journey of life. I have found God's Path of...
New Life out of Tragedy
For the first time in my life, I feel like I belong in my family. This unexpected thought came to my mind because of a tragedy in our family: the loss of my young cousin, Ashley, in Oregon. That day the temperature was 116 degrees, and it appears she...
Unexpected Breakthrough
Sometimes breakthrough is a process. The woodpecker doesn’t stop to worry about what the other birds think about them, it just does what it is designed to do. ~ Sammy Robinson When I read this quote in the blog of my friend, Elizabeth Horbelt,* the words reminded me of...
Soaring Free
Many of you know that God placed a passion in my heart to grow in my new freedom and help others live in freedom too. Here’s a powerful story from my study Bible that deepened my determination to keep soaring free! Perhaps you will be impacted as well. “A farmer once...