Category: Encouragement

I let the dogs out this morning and felt a small breeze skimming across the open, the sun has not yet risen , but the air is brisk, yes, it is definitely a crisp new day. Not sure why in that moment my thoughts quickly wandered back to the last time our county weathered a…

Would you like to pick and choose how you would like love or walk your life? Absolutely I was reading 1 John 4:18 and this is what resonated with me.  “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear”.  For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. It…

I first want to start this New Year off by saying “ Thank You” to those who have reached out through my blog, email, phone and mail for your support and encouragement these past few months since going public with my “Thoughts to Ponder”, I can not say Thank you enough. With that thought, I…

I’d like for us to think about something a little different today. As a child birthdays were not something we celebrated in my home, as a matter of fact when I dig into my memory the earliest thought that comes to me is when I turned 18 and had my first “surprise” party….rolling forward several…

Sunshine….this morning as I am remembering a drive into work once, the sun was just rising up, just enough to see the rays across the layers of the clouds,  I was thinking “it truly is a beautiful site”. However, as I came down Givens Hill there was a thick layer of fog hovering over the road, I…

Several days ago, as I was headed into work, I observed the sun peeking through the trees, even though temperature was icy.  It led me to the thoughts how everything around us can teach us things about life. The trees, for instance, can teach us about the seasons from a mirage of colors they produce as…

Esther, she is one of my most favorite bible people to read about. Although the book does not reference God specifically it is very evident Esther knew who He was, she knew her position and that she had a call on her life. This was coming from a young orphan girl. In Esther 4:14, it reads…

I recently read a post on FB my daughter made regarding her feelings on the sensation of being an “Empty Nester”. Naturally, it took me back to my own personal experience of the time she left our home. I remember how lost I felt, how undone, I remember thinking I wasn’t ready for it, it…

Do you ever think about the Holy Spirit and who he is? This morning as I was headed into town this is where my mind wandered. I began to meditate on the Holy Spirit and how he has moved in my life. As I waited in the coffee shop for a friend, I thought about…

Have you ever found yourself in a situation that you thought, “ I can’t do this” or “this is just too hard”? Thursday, Oct 31, I witnessed something that is incomprehensible to a man’s natural mind. I watched my Pastor perform a funeral service not like anything else I have ever witnessed. It was evident…

I have very few memories of my childhood days. In fact at times when my older sister would share one of our childhood episodes I would always have to ask, are you sure I was there because I don’t remember such things. Ever been there? Most memories I could recall always had fear attached to…

I heard a song about scars we carry. The guy singing it (who I don’t recall) was referencing Jesus. In the song he said “Because of the scars you carried for us, I have become the man I am today”. That is the only part of the entire song that resonated with me. I carried…