Praise God: Win or Lose

My sisters and I have a saying, “We will praise Him: win or lose.”  Kind of makes you think, doesn’t it?!?! This short sentence reminds us daily that no matter what happens during our life…God is ALWAYS in control, He loves us and He is our saving grace! Don’t get me...

It’s Not Me

As I was scrolling down my Facebook feed I found a ‘blast from my past’ who wrote on his timeline about his life’s transformation in the past six months and to whom all praise should be extended…Jesus Christ.  It was absolutely precious. That’s what I call a GREAT...

You Just Never Know

I recently posted a photo on my Facebook GEM page that said, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.  Be kind.  Always.” What an amazing truth!!! For some reason, we think that we are the only ones with problems, are misunderstood or have a...

Spring Break

It’s been hard getting back into the swing of things after last week’s spring break and time change.  I think I would have been just fine had we not ‘sprung forward’ and lost an hour, but I am extremely grateful that it happened on a week we could sleep in!! The week...

When Sickness Strikes

Hearing the word “terminal” come from a doctor’s mouth is devastating and frightening.  It means the end is near and we’ve run out of time.  It means there are no second chances.  YUCK! In our humanness, we seem to think we will escape death.  Each of us trudge...