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.

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

Are You Gracious?

Sigh…. We are all too quick to make assumptions, voice our unwelcome opinions and judge someone rather than practicing wisdom,...

Jan 23, 20143 min read

Today

With all my lip service about moving on, making commitments and choosing to follow Jesus, I’ve been burdened with the question, “What do...

Jan 21, 20143 min read

The Choice Is Ours

The life I lead these days affords me the privilege to encounter many people’s opinions on God, Jesus Christ, church, Christian living,...

Jan 16, 20145 min read

Wisdom

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not...

Jan 14, 20143 min read

Commitment

Clearly, the year ahead is on my mind because I’ve already written two blogs in the past few weeks about making plans and moving on. ...

Jan 9, 20143 min read

Moving On….

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 The New Year gives us a unique...

Jan 7, 20143 min read

Happy New Year!

I wish I could say I’m tired from all of the fun we’ve been having. However, the flu is what really wiped us out!! YIKES! Soooo, since...

Dec 31, 20133 min read

Merry Christmas!

Honestly, I can’t contain my excitement because I love this time of year! There’s nothing better than cookies, hot-toddies, caroling and...

Dec 24, 20133 min read

Winter

Image courtesy of Evgeni Dinev at FreeDigitalPhotos.net December 21st marks the first day of winter. BRRR!!! So far, Austin, Texas has...

Dec 19, 20132 min read

Angels

I don’t know if it is the fact that Mary, Joseph, shepherds and others had encounters with angels or if it has something to do with all...

Dec 17, 20133 min read

Choosing

Emma Thompson was featured and she was talking about her new movie, Saving Mr. Banks, where she plays this nasty woman who is hateful to...

Dec 12, 20132 min read

Happy Birthday, GEM!

Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono/FreeDigitalPhotos.net God’s Encouragement by Meg celebrates two years of Tuesday/Thursday postings...

Dec 3, 20133 min read

It’s My Birthday!

The joke has long been that mom refused to go to the hospital until the game was over! Never wonder where I get my love for football!!!...

Nov 21, 20132 min read

Life is Funny!

For five days I wrestled with a 101° fever, body aches, headaches, a horrendous cough and more. To say I was miserable is being nice. ...

Nov 19, 20133 min read

The Morgan Definition

THE MORGAN DEFINITION Morgan in Gaelic terms means ‘white sea’ and in Welch, Morgan denotes ‘brightness’ as well as ‘dweller by the sea’....

Nov 7, 20133 min read

Time is Short

Image courtesy of Dynamite Imagery/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, Christmas is around the...

Nov 5, 20133 min read

Skeletons

Image courtesy of Maggie Smith/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net Halloween seems like a perfect time to pull out the skeletons from the closet, dust...

Oct 31, 20133 min read

Praising God

Image courtesy of Evgeni Dinev at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Life is like a roller coaster…sometimes it’s uphill and sometimes it’s downhill...

Oct 29, 20132 min read