Happy Monday !!! Fifty friends Fifty flowers Fifty dollars Fifty days Fifty YEARS ! Fifty dollars may not seem like a whole lot and fifty flowers would be a good many but I’ve even planted fifty flowers before in one day. Fifty friends at a party would be some work but we’ve had fifty friends gathered before. Fifty days is only a about a month and a half. But ... F I F T Y Y E A R S ! That’s a long time —- from my perspective. But from God’s perspective it’s like a drop in the bucket. Perspective is EVERYTHING when we think about ANYTHING isn’t it ?! We just celebrated my amazing husband’s BIG ..read more

The pressure’s on to get to all 4 or 40 of your church’s Easter services. Gotta get the right outfit, decorate the door, prep for the big Easter meal for the whole family. So much excitement, work, and endless to do’s until BAM! It’s done. It’s over. It. Is. Finished. Now what?! Did I just give you flashbacks from the weekend ? LOL Good Friday represents Jesus being buried and dying in our place. And represents all the darkness we had in our lives before Christ or if you are without Christ, the darkness you are still in. Hold on! There’s hope....Easter represents Him raising from the dead conq ..read more

It feels like we are in a nation wide penalty shoot out at the end of a soccer match to see who wins! Have you ever been in the stands for one of these? My brother doesn’t particularly enjoy soccer like he does football and baseball and most Alabamians would say Amen! to that or they might actually say >>> Roll Tide! He thinks it’s boring because of being such a low scoring game. But let me tell you, PK Shoot outs are exciting!! My husband, Kevin, our boys and me are those rare Alabamians who are soccer people. Futbol not football. We like both and our son was a kicker for a bit as ar ..read more

Ever felt like you couldn’t stop the flow of words that you heard coming from your mouth? Or am I the only one? One of my favorite books is called When to Speak Up & When to Shut Up. If you haven’t read it, I encourage every woman to read it. Most of us need extra help in this area. Are you going through something with anyone right now where you need to know when to speak up and when to shut up? Who is it? Ask yourself what God thinks of that person. Think of the last time you were just rotten but someone had endless mercy with you until you came around. Remember how grateful you were fo ..read more

Did you know Jesus has a wish list and is hoping you will give him three things this Christmas? My husband preached about this this weekend and I just loved it. You will, too! The three wise men left us these clues. Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh were gifts they brought to Jesus when he was born and they represent what is still on His wish list. Ya know, some people just know what they like and I guess Jesus is that way. This is just what He wants for His birthday year after year… Gold is a gift for a king and represents our devotion. Will you give Him your devotion…time to pray, read your Bi ..read more

“I got you!” When a friend says that to me, it gives me this feeling of security. I feel loved, safe, and a contentment washes over me with the thought that someone is there for me. Guess what, that is not just a feeling but actually a for real fact that we can take to the bank when God says, “I got you!”  God is love. And love never fails! We have a No Fail Assurance and honestly that is what we all want. When we put our trust in Him, there is no need for anxiety or worry or fear. When we establish that we are going to love ANYWAY no matter what, it lifts us up above the situation to win ..read more

Ever felt like you’ve been lost in the shuffle? Ever felt like all this work and faithfulness and development has been for ...this? Ever wondered why can I not get a break? I was feeling like that one day and truly just discouraged about my dreams. I was thinking : Is this pie in the sky?! Is what I see in my heart even reasonable? That was the morning that by “some chance” or perhaps providence my Christian meditation app was about the command to be strong and courageous. Same day my devotion for the day was titled Remember the Dream. God is so faithful! The point that hit home with me ..read more

~If You’re Happy and You (don’t) know it....clap your hands~   “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again, I say rejoice.” Phil. 4:4 You decide. It’s no one else’s obligation or privilege to get to decide for us to be happy or to make us happy. Stir up the gift of God in you. Sometimes things are in you and me. We just have to stir ‘em up. The way to do that is by doing what this verse says…telling ourselves to rejoice in the Lord. Sometimes we may even have to do like this verse and tell ourselves TWICE when things we are facing seem insurmountable. For me personally, I literally have to “stir ..read more