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.

Settling for Second

There are many aspects of Jesus’ journey that we could ponder, but for me the one that hits home is the temptation of the worldly...

Apr 15, 20143 min read

Letting Go (Part Two)

On Tuesday, I touched a little bit on how embracing such poison becomes a habit, a crutch and strangely enough, a comfort. In fact, most...

Apr 10, 20143 min read

Letting Go

We have all talked to these people. We know people who are hardened by circumstance, people and life in general. AND, more than likely,...

Apr 8, 20143 min read

Encourage Each Other

Needless to say, it was not by ‘coincidence’ that I read the Hebrews verse below in a recent devotional I often peruse. But encourage one...

Apr 3, 20142 min read

Risky Business

In case you have no idea who the heck Elon Musk is (no worries, I was clueless, too), let me give you a little background. Elon Musk,...

Apr 1, 20142 min read

Fasting

Have you ever thought about fasting? Me neither! (Hee, hee!) Seriously, I have never thought of fasting being relevant to my life. It’s...

Mar 27, 20143 min read

Transformation

This past weekend I was a part of what I would call a ‘miraculous holy cow’! First, have you ever signed on to do something that you were...

Mar 25, 20143 min read

Spring Cleaning

Nice junk drawer, huh?!?! It probably comes as no surprise that I’m a little bizarre about a few things in life. We’ve all got ‘our...

Mar 20, 20143 min read

Spring Break

The week flew by for me and my boys as we stayed up late, watched movies, swam in heated pools, had sleepovers, went ice skating, enjoyed...

Mar 18, 20142 min read

Giving it up to God

Yep, that’s my forehead! Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. Of course, this means that the march towards Easter is under way and the ‘reason...

Mar 6, 20142 min read

Taking Care of Others

Tina baking cookies with Santos As seen in Thursday’s blog, taking care of yourself is crucial in order to be a valuable servant in the...

Mar 4, 20143 min read

Taking Care of Yourself

Not only do I want to be healthy as I age, but I’d really like to feel good, too!! Of course, my vanity is mixed in there, so I would be...

Feb 27, 20143 min read

Thank you, Jesus!

After school and the grueling homework of first grade – yes, sometimes it feels like torture – Chase (my six-year-old) went outside to...

Feb 25, 20143 min read

What Temps You?

Sharon, a member of the Girlfriends in God daily blog team, wrote about Eve listening to the lies of Satan when she chose to eat a piece...

Feb 20, 20143 min read

The Woman at the Well

I love that story of the woman at the well! It perfectly demonstrates Jesus’ compassion for sinners like me and how He meets us right...

Feb 18, 20143 min read

A Winter Olympic’s V-Day

Okay…I might be slightly exaggerating. The stories of hope, perseverance and resilience are heart-wrenching! My favorite thus far is...

Feb 13, 20143 min read

We Have No Idea

Uh oh. I’m not sure I like my answer. The ugly truth is that often we use excuses, judgments and fear to keep us from helping others. ...

Feb 11, 20143 min read

What is Sin?

Pretty sure my card is snuggled comfortably next to my drivers’ license since I use it often. Sigh. According to Webster’s Dictionary,...

Feb 6, 20143 min read

Sinners’ Anonymous

All of us have one, but we sure don’t like to admit it. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we...

Feb 4, 20143 min read

Cleaning House

There is no getting away from the day in and day out activities of picking up clothes, putting away toys, emptying garbage baskets,...

Jan 28, 20143 min read