I love the days when my hair is perfect (well almost perfect), my double chin is hiding and my crow’s feet (laugh lines when I feel pretty) aren’t so prominent. This isn’t one of those days. Choosing my outfit today was like an episode of “What Not To Wear”. The glaring difference was my scowling face as I put on each piece. At first glance, my closet looks as if it took a deep breath,…

What would make you feel treasured? My husband and I recently made a list of 20 things that each of us could do for the other that would make us feel loved and secure. If the thought of that makes you long for such a list, let me assure you that compiling the list was not as easy as it appears. Not easy, but well worth the effort. I think the need to feel loved and treasured is…

We have all had a dream shattered.  If we are blessed to grow old, we will experience many broken hearts.  Some of them will be a mere fracture.  Others will be a clean break and then some of them will be shattered.  When I think of my brokenness,  some days it feels as if my heart has been mended with white craft glue and the bond is a little shaky.  Some days the repairs seems firm and the glue appears clear as…

When I am facing a battle, praising God is not usually my first thought.  Where do my thoughts often settle?  Fear.  While I am shaking in my boots, my next thought is “how will I fight this?”  In 2 Chronicles 20 King Jehoshaphat faced an impending battle.  Messengers brought him news that war had been declared against Judah.  Has a messenger (friend or foe) brought you news that war has been declared against you or…