It’s a daily battle to remain confident when discouragement is always lurking.  Loss of a job, bills to pay, economic distress, breakdowns in relationships with family and friends; all of these things can cause a person to lose hope.  When life deals a constant flow of unfortunate circumstances it is difficult for a person to choose to move forward with enthusiastic hope.

The book of Exodus begins with the story of the…

"God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry..." John 4:17-18 (The Message)

For the past few days, I've had a number conversations with different people who are  struggling through relationships with family members. People who are frustrated that they give more love than…

If I take a moment to be completely transparent, as strong of a person as I am, I have struggled with the idea of relationship rejection.  My life experiences have caused me to be sensitive in the way that I handle relationships with others, family and non family members alike.   I don’t like the idea that somehow something that I did or did not do contributed to the weakening of any of my friendships.

I have heard the message, people are in your life for a…

A Piece of My Passion

I am a Preacher’s Kid, the majority of my life was spent in church.  So there are some things that when I see and hear them my first thought is “oh God would not be pleased with this.”  Last night, I tuned into TLC’s new reality series, The Sisterhood, a show marketed as reality with a spiritual twist complete with an insider’s view into the lives of preacher’s wives outside of the church. 

Overall, I am…