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GEMS
My mission is to encourage people through writing.I would like to make you feel cheered, loved and understood. I want to relay a message of hope through God.No matter what the topic of conversation, I hope to affect you positively so you can in return be more loving, kinder and happier.I invite you to join me on this journey.
Disclaimer:Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ. Yes, I am human and have many flaws. Yes, I am a hypocrite. Yes, I am a work in progress.
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Dancing in the Storm
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” The above quote from Vivian Greene seemed...
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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Times of Crisis
Eek!!! Lord knows I sure do. There is absolutely nothing wrong with going to God in the time of need. God tells us to come to Him and He...
Aug 24, 20172 min read
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Fathers VS Dads
Hopefully, we’ve had good experiences with the patriarchs of our families. However, I know too well that this is not the case for many....
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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Battles
In case you don’t know who Lysa is, she is the founder and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. Additionally, she is an author, blog...
Jun 13, 20173 min read
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The Perils of Facebook
A favorite of mine are the videos of people falling down…my guilty pleasure!!!! However, besides the fact that Facebook can be a huge...
May 11, 20172 min read
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Keeping It Simple
Some of my examples include the fact that I’ve been saying for years that I want my kids to grow up with a servant’s heart, but I’ve done...
Jul 29, 20152 min read
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The Editor
Being my own editor is a bad thing. It makes no difference how grammatically affluent I am or how many words I know – looking for my own...
Jul 15, 20152 min read
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Attitude and Effort
As I’ve contemplated this piece of advice, it has occurred to me that most of us are a bunch of control freaks running around thinking we...
Jul 6, 20152 min read
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Agreeing
Is there any reason why we can’t be patient, kind, humble, caring, generous, thoughtful, compassionate and considerate with those who...
Jun 30, 20153 min read
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Trying Versus Training
I’m SO MAD AT MYSELF!!! I usually do so much better than this! I have a million excuses I could come up with, but the down and dirty is...
Jun 23, 20152 min read
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How to Pray
Those two feats are a common theme that I think will carry me through until the end of time and – just so you know – you will probably...
May 13, 20153 min read
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Doing What We Say We Will
Dictionary.com defines integrity as an adherence to moral and ethical principles, along with the soundness of moral character and...
May 11, 20152 min read
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Working on The Moral Bucket List
Let the title sink in. The moral bucket list…what a concept!! Normally, when we think of a bucket list, we are dreaming of the many...
May 4, 20153 min read
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Help Is on It’s WAY!
Besides the mental help I need, I have dreams of having a chauffeur, chef, cleaning crew and cocktail waitress at my beckon call. Ahh…a...
Apr 29, 20153 min read
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Choose Joy
I am definitely beginning to think that this panic disorder is my “thorn” that will probably be something I deal with until the day I die...
Apr 27, 20153 min read
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Loving Jesus
Photo found on Pinterest On Tuesday, I asked the question, “What does your relationship with Jesus look like?” Have you thought about...
Apr 15, 20153 min read
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Knowing Jesus
The question I have for you today is, “What does your relationship with Jesus look like?” In this case, Jesus is our emperor. Do you...
Apr 13, 20152 min read
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Meeting Jesus
As I listened to the sermon that listed the many prophesies of the coming of Christ and what would happen and then to the numerous...
Apr 6, 20153 min read
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Walking Towards Redemption
Each day of Jesus’s life led him to the day he saved the world. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever...
Apr 1, 20153 min read
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Toeing the Line
It’s not that having or attaining knowledge is all that hard, but the humility that comes along with wisdom throws most of us for a loop!...
Mar 30, 20153 min read
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