What excites you? For me there are many things, as a child I was always excited when Christmas was near. Knowing that there were unknown surprises coming would keep me on edge for days. Now I get excited when my vacation is coming up or when I know I am going to get something new like, a new car. We all have things that excite us but what should excite us most is the prospect of experiences and encounters with God. God is the God of miracles, signs and wonders. Just take

Grief and sorrow are a natural part of life. Especially when someone you love dies. People react to grief in many different ways. There are emotional, physical and even psychiatric responses to grief. Most of these are normal and positive because grief is a process that we all have to work our way through. But if you are not careful you can get stuck and your grieving process can become unhealthy. I have seen people who have been grieving for years, refusing to move forw

A miracle is an amazing, highly improbable or extraordinary event. It is an outstanding achievement. Something surprising and unexplainable by rational terms, but only understood by divine intervention or the supernatural. A sign is an object or an event that indicates the presence of something else. Just like a road sign can tell you about something up the road that you cannot see. God often gives us signs. These signs are often warnings. We have all had them but many o

The definition of a friend is a person that you have a bond of mutual affection with. This connection is typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. But if you are lucky you have family members that have become friends, that you can share your closest secrets with. Or you may have friends that are closer to you than your blood relatives. Either way you should consider yourself extremely blessed. You have no choice of the family you are born into but you can choose

In the bible there is a story about a woman named Naomi. Naomi was a wife and a mother of two sons. Eventually her sons grew older, fell in love and were married. Life progressed normally and they lived together for many years. Over time several tragedies took place in Naomi's life. Her husband died and not long after that both of her sons passed away as well. This devastated Naomi and her daughter-in-laws. They were together but left alone with no one to care for them.

There is a story in the bible, where the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus, who was caught committing adultery (John 8:1-11). The laws of the time said that this woman should be stoned to death. The Pharisees knew the laws but they wanted to test Jesus to see what he would say. So they presented this woman to Jesus, basically asking Him if she should be punished or not. The Pharisees knew the knew that this woman had committed a crime (sin). But because of the way Jesus

(This is a letter I submitted to Alley Muse (www.alleymuse,com) as part of a 'Dear Fear', encouragement contest, I LOVE their pens- hopefully I'll win some:)) Dear Fear, We have had this binding relationship for far too long. Over the years I have depended on you to keep me safe, but at the risk of stunting my own growth. You have always been there for me and you have never let me down. Every time I wanted to do something too risky or too exciting, you were right there, pu

Work is an activity involving mental or physical effort, done to achieve a goal. For most of us the work we do on our jobs accomplishes a goal for our employers. And for many more of us the motivation to continue these tasks is financial compensation. We work so that we can provide for ourselves and take care of our families. The jobs most of us work do not require 24 hour attention. We are allowed time off. If you work a 40 hour work week like I do, you also get days of

I am going to share an experience with you. An experience that if I had not had it, I do not think I would have fully understood what an atmosphere changer really was. If you are not familiar with the term I am going to share a story with you that will make the idea clear. Last year, I was invited to a friends house. She was having a gathering of her friends. This was something that they did monthly. Rotating whose house they gathered at. I wasn't sure what we were goin

It is better to give than to receive. I believe that this is a quote from the bible but I am more familiar with hearing it in conversations, especially around the holidays. I have always agreed with this statement. But recently, I had an experience that brought this saying to life for me. I have a friend who practices God led giving on a regular basis. This is not something that she brags or boasts about. I actually had no idea that she was doing this until one day her a

Today I would like to share a personal experience, one of my 'God stories'. I believe that this experience has a message for all of us. This gave me absolute proof of the one thing that I positively know for sure, that God loves us all more than we can really ever know. The details of this is included in my book, My Extraordinary Walk, in Chapter 15, Extreme Love. This all started with a prayer. I had been feeling unloved by the people around me. I believed that it was

I usually blog on Sunday but this week was different. I was really busy Sunday and when I finally got home it was late. I love blogging and sharing my thoughts about God with anyone willing to listen but this week I felt like I missed my opportunity. I did not feel motivated and just wasn't going to do it. Fact is I really wasn't sure if anyone was reading, if anyone would notice or if anyone cared. But to my surprise my coworker asked me if I blogged this week or if she