Recently I was talking to a friend about some struggles she was having with her 10 year old daughter. My friend, who is a wonderful mom, was worried that she had messed up too many times and because of her own struggles with being open, would not be able to build the things with her […]
Seeing Through Heaven’s Eyes
This week I had a deep experience with Jesus when I went to Tennessee to help with my elderly parents after my mother fell and broke her leg. She is 90 years old and Daddy is 94. There are not many people my age with both parents still living and healthy, and facing losing them […]
God IS Love
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God for God is love” 1 John 4: 7-8 This verse teaches us a wonderful truth—“God is love.” God does not have love or […]
Solutions for Trauma (from joystartshere.com)
This is an excerpt taken directly from the JOY STARTS HERE project from Life Model Works dealing with solutions for trauma. I wanted to share it because it makes such great sense that the solutions to painful traumas should match the way traumas work. Check this out and see if it might be something you would like […]
Musings from ”Catching Fireflies” by Charles Martin
If you love to read, I want to recommend an author who will bless you with his wisdom. Charles Martin has written nine novels and I have read all but one. I’m currently waiting my turn for that one at the library. God and His truth are sprinkled through the pages of every book. Last […]
Excerpt from: Intimacy through Love, Joy, and Bonding
“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 When we are growing love bonds with others, their love for us will bring up things we need to look at in ourselves, and vice versa. We need to see this as a good thing and not run away from building a love bond for […]