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...
Rejection
Grocery Store Experience – Part Two
The impact of my experience in the grocery store last month didn’t fade away after I related the story in my September blog. The extraordinary events of that day, that involved a store clerk, an old man, and God’s presence, lingered in my heart. (Click here if you want to...
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...
The Downside of People Pleasing
I still struggle with what people think of me. Proof surfaced during the opening night of the annual Word Weavers retreat in Leesburg, Florida. We were asked to dress as our favorite detective to coincide with the theme: Your Identity as Writers. I chose Miss Marple, the unexpected detective...