When I was a kid and going to Sunday school, we talked about the right way to pray. Perfect prayers. It was about kneeling and being sincere. You didn’t raise your voice in frustration. You didn’t pray about “dumb” things. You prayed about taking care of people (bless mommy and daddy and grandma) [Read More]
Faith
Keep Encouraging Each Other
It's hard to encourage each other sometimes because we are SO BOGGED DOWN with our own stuff. But I find that when I do can put aside the grief and heartache I carry, I can focus my attention to others, and in doing this God is able to help heal me and them at the same time. Each moment we offer a [Read More]
Nature and the Indulgence of Prayer
I am inspired by nature and really, when I pray I think about the fact that God created all this amazing stuff and yet I still get to have his time. He wants to know me. I feel as if prayer is quite indulgent for this reason and something that when I do it I feel spoiled, because the creator of the [Read More]
The Freeing Power of Forgiveness
I've been thinking a lot about forgiveness. People misunderstand it sometimes. At least, I used to misunderstand it. I used to think that when I forgave I was letting someone "off the hook." But as I got older, I realized the freeing power of forgiveness and how much it lifts the burdens of anger [Read More]
The Hard Times Have a Purpose
I've been putting my writing and art "out there," into the world online for over a decade now. And while I get lots of wonderful comments, I also get some "haters." Not just negative people, but people that attack me for my beliefs, my looks, my work... whatever they can find. It's never easy when [Read More]
