Dressed in footed pajamas, our toddler son held the side of his crib and stared longingly over the rail. He chewed and adjusted the pacifier perched on his lips, hung his head in defeat, and whispered his first complete sentence. “Trapped like a rat.”
Read more →“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). I’m out of the box. God has gently nudged me off the beaten path. I’m thrilled, excited, curious, and a little scared. Not fearful of being left on my own, but afraid of messing up. It’s hard finding the way when you can’t follow the
Read more →Author Janet Bly has been a free-lance writer since 1976 and has authored and co-authored over thirty with husband Stephen nonfiction and fiction books. When Stephen lost his almost five year battle with prostate cancer, he left behind a manuscript with “7,000 words, a one-page synopsis, some penciled general notes and a list of character names.” Determined to finish what her husband started, Janet and their three sons set out to complete Stephen’s final novel —
Read more →I love this quote by Deb Krum… While… “praising the Lord, worshiping Him in songs and psalms, and as I sang, I wrote out the word praise on a piece of paper… right away I noticed the word “raise” in praise. Then I began thinking about what is raised when we praise the Lord. Our hands are raised. Our praise is raised up to God as incense, as a sweet aroma. He is raised up in our hearts. He is raised up in the eyes of those who are around us when we praise Him. Our countenance is raised when we praise Him (in His presence there is fullness of joy. Our focus is raised to things above when we praise Him. P-RAISE! Let’s keep praising our God!” — Deb Krum
Read more →What if during an MRI, the doctors could see the tissues of the brain but also see inside each groove? And what if each groove highlighted the thoughts contained within? Habits and thoughts literally grind ruts in the brain similar to the ridges in vinyl records. The more something is repeated, the deeper the channel. Bad thoughts and habits create valleys, the walls of which are steep and difficult to climb. Good thoughts and memories bring pleasant furrows, providing a place of nurturing and growth. Bad ruts and memories sometimes take us down dark pathways
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