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.

Thinking Straight

You are far from alone! Life should not be a constant tumultuous ride of confusion and uncertainty. Sometimes it might feel this way,...

Oct 21, 20142 min read

The Struggle with Sacrifice

I would dare say that this particular Sunday (or whatever day it happens to be for your church) is the most uncomfortable service of the...

Oct 16, 20143 min read

Praise God: Win or Lose

Sisters, mom & me 2009 My sisters and I have a saying, “We will praise Him: win or lose.” Kind of makes you think, doesn’t it?!?! This...

Oct 9, 20143 min read

Obligation

Today’s story is that I’m hot (temperature wise…think I’m having hot flashes…grrrr), loud and obnoxious and I think I need the...

Oct 7, 20143 min read

What Do You Offer?

Photo by Lee Hays The El Salvador mission story I blogged about on Tuesday really has had me thinking lately about what God really wants...

Oct 2, 20143 min read

You Might Need to Pray More!

Some of the kids from El Salvador! I heard an awesome story on Sunday about a successful man who at the age of 52 was called by God to...

Sep 30, 20143 min read

The Sneaky Little Sucker

Case in point: Tuesday’s post was all about how Jesus has defeated the devil…yesterday, today and always!! Halleluiah! Amen! Since...

Sep 25, 20143 min read

The Evil in the World

However, you do realize that the good guy wins in the end, right? Let me assure you…He does. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown...

Sep 23, 20142 min read

September 11th

I’m even more emotionally confused this year because today is said nephew’s SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY!! I’m thrilled about the exciting prospect...

Sep 11, 20143 min read

Watch What You Say

By evil, I mean the words we say out loud others. Words are powerful. They have the ability to help or hurt on the turn of a dime and...

Sep 9, 20143 min read

Back to the Grind

Getting back into a schedule and ramping up with school, homework, permission slips, sports, clubs, friends, birthdays and the...

Aug 28, 20142 min read

The Brick Wall

In a nutshell, this girl I met is from another country and she grew up poor (no shoes or food kind of poor), but persevered against all...

Aug 26, 20142 min read

Sleeping with the Enemy

Everyone likes a happy ending. The problem is that many of ‘sleep’ with the enemy on a regular basis. Not literally, but by keeping too...

Aug 21, 20142 min read

Telling Our Story

The message went something like this: Spreading Christianity isn’t about quoting the Bible, regurgitating a list of rules or even...

Aug 19, 20142 min read

We Have Today

If I hadn’t written those 59 goals back at the first of the year like I had a bunch of time on my hands, I wouldn’t feel the pressure...

Aug 12, 20142 min read

It’s Not Me

That’s what I call a GREAT POST!!! Of course, I’d been seeing bits and pieces of changes in this man through his statuses that showed up...

Aug 7, 20142 min read

And Who Is My Neighbor?

The scripture reading was from Luke 10 where an expert of the law asked Jesus what he had to do in order to inherit eternal life because,...

Aug 5, 20143 min read

When the Going Gets Tough

Complain? Hide? Get angry? Retaliate? Calmly evaluate the situation, ask God for guidance and proceed with His Plan? If you picked “e”,...

Jul 31, 20143 min read

Patience

The situations may be different, but the feelings of anxiety, anger, frustration, irritation and exasperation are the same. Where is the...

Jul 24, 20143 min read

Short and Sweet

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day...

Jul 17, 20142 min read