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Why Olives?
Why Olives? "But I am like a green olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love forever and ever." Psalm 52:8 I bought my daughter an olive tree several years ago. Last year it produced its first fruit. It was one single olive, just like...
Disrupt Your Life
I struggled this month with writing this blog. I felt like I had nothing coy or interesting to write. So much is going on in my physical life and my spiritual life that I have been feeling overwhelmed and also not worthy. Currently, we are remodeling our home. If any...
Seasons of Change
Seasons of Change Someone recently asked me, "What's the hardest thing you've ever done?" My answer: "Being a mom." "Well, what's the easiest/best thing you've ever done?" Me: "Being a mom." I had my son, Bennett, at the young age of 21. He was actually born the night...
Give Me Jesus
Give me Jesus Songs about heaven have always made me emotional, and until recently, I couldn’t exactly understand why. The weekend after my grandmother's passing, we sang “Give me Jesus” at church. As soon as we got to the third verse that says, “When I come to die,...
Longing for Home
Have you experienced homesickness? I have. Many times, to be honest. Even as an adult, there have been numerous times that I intensely longed to be home. My first bout of homesickness happened as a preschooler. My best friend, Sue, invited me to spend the night at her...
Living on a Prayer
Driving home from Indiana back to Alabama after a funeral of a wonderful woman, a conversation we had at Thanksgiving came to mind. She had asked me what I normally do on the long drives when I am alone and have no one to talk to. She was surprised, and I believe when...
If we could only surrender.
If we could only surrender. I know that the common theme lately has been surrender. Our Lean into Jesus conference was such a great time of reflection on this subject that it has been something that has played over in my mind and the minds of our other bloggers. If we...
Surrendered Rocks!
Surrendered After thirteen events over ten years, the ministry team worked together like a dream. They executed the event plan with comfort and ease. We were prayed up, prepared, and ready to go. But this conference was to be different. While each previous meeting was...
My “Surrender” Story
Mammograms, Icees, and Surrender God’s timing. It’s perfect, isn’t it? I haven’t been to a women’s conference in years. Karli Rae was invited in November by her math teacher to sing a worship song with her at a Women’s conference that would take place in...
Nothing is Impossible
A woman had been hemorrhaging for twelve years. She had gone to many doctors and spent everything she had, but she was still sick. Due to Jewish law, she was considered unclean and was not to touch anyone. If she did, they had to wash their clothes and bathe; still,...
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