“Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10
Do you ever take time to just get silent before God?  Not in a way that says “I need something from you, so I am going to do this,”  but just to “be” with Him.  He instructs in His Word to do that, but it seems that far too many people are just too busy to be still before the Father and marvel at His creation.
I had the chance …

I was excited to review “Gigi’s Big Break” by Sheila Walsh.  Probably because I have a little princess living in my home who reminds me so much of the gregarious Gigi, but also because I am a bit tired of the trite entertainment available for little girls today which seems to be built around vanity and self adulation.   This DVD was refreshing, humorous and memorable.
To start, I was impressed with the page illustrations.  They were vibrant and alive.  The animation seemed awkward at first to me until I realized that …

I have admired the work of Charles Stanley for years. He is a man full of Godly wisdom who is able to present the truths of God in a way that makes you feel like your  Daddy has just lovingly admonished you. In his latest book, How to Reach Your Full Potential for God,  Charles Stanley has stuck with his usual loving exhortation while sharing the truths so many overlook as they seek out God’s will for their lives.
I appreciated the fact that in a culture which prefers …

We were having a break during school one day.  My kids were playing with their stuffed animals which have a life of their own.  Pinky Whitey as Snow had left a message on Pink Bunnies phone saying “Hello, Pink Bunny, you are ugly.”  My daughter, who answers for Pink Bunny, in a very nonchalant way said “Oh, that’s OK, I will just hit the delete button.”

Isn’t that a great lesson for us all.  We worry and fret so much over what others say and think about us, yet there is …

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I was excited to read and review Fearless by Max Lucado.  Maybe it is because I am a fan of Mr. Lucado’s, or it may be more because of the fact that I have just finished writing a book on fear myself.  I already knew he stole the title I was going to use (just kidding), but I wanted to know that our books were not only different, but both valuable to the reader.  I was pleased with what I found.
As usual, Max Lucado draws in his readers …

How Small People Can Take on Big Giants
Some people are forced to come into this world as fighters. My sister, Beth, was one of them. Beth was born in 1966 with a cleft lip and pallet. She spent her life in and out of hospitals as they tried to repair the damage she was born with. In spite of it all, Beth had an incredible propensity to love and she was gifted with the heart of a champion.
From an early age, Beth knew that she wanted …

After one year, 40,000 words, 210 pages and an incredible amount of breaking and being refashioned by God, I have finally completed my book on fear. This is quite a day of celebration! And yet, in it all, I feel a sense of, dare I say, fear. Fear that when others read what I have poured my life, heart and soul into, they will mock it and ridicule what I have shared. Fear that now that it is complete, it will just sit on the shelf …

Well, I am off to a late start with the Day 4 report, but I did not feel led this morning to write it, and now I cannt even remember what was happening earlier today!  That is just how it is sometimes when the Spirit is flowing.
Today was productive indeed!  I swear, it would be less exhausting to run four miles than to write 4,000 words.  When I completed the chapter I was working on today, I felt like I had been hit by a train, but in a good …

There are really no words to express what my morning has been like today.  This is the start of a three day, uninterrupted time of writing, and I am overwhelmed by how God is moving.
Yesterday, I took the afternoon and evening off to go see my “Spiritual Daddy”.  His name is Forrest Gibbs, and he is an incredible man of God who blesses my life beyond measure.  He managed to blow my socks off again on this trip which is his usual custom!  I was able to saturate myself with …

Although yesterday didn’t go exactly as I would have liked (for those of you who know me, you will not find that surprising), I had great time with God as I grew deeper in His Word and learned to love Him still more. The first great thing that happened was that as I prepared to START my next chapter, I found I already had 2,667 words already written for it!  After reviewing it, I found I was pleased with what was there, but as I went on, I could not …