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POEM: Into The Deep
A poem capturing the bitterness of silence and the lyric of hope. Continue reading POEM: Into The Deep
Tag: healing
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Speak Truth To My Heart
“Speak truth to my heart for my own thoughts betray me. Breathe life on my bones for this desert is leaving me thirsty. Pour hope in my soul for the sorrow of the world is feeling heavy. Holy Spirit, come and speak truth to my heart. (repeat) In my darkness You shine brightest! With your voice You can speak light! With a look, a touch, … Continue reading Speak Truth To My Heart
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The Surrender
You worked so hard to “learn the lesson”. You applied yourself. You made changes. And eventually – the situation changed and you were in a better place. I love when life works like that! Don’t you? But if your life is anything like mine … sometimes we get to go around the mountain more than once. And by more than once, I mean multiple times, … Continue reading The Surrender
POEM: Naked, But Not Afraid
As those voices grew louder and louder in my mind, the ache for the unfulfilled (kept silenced and distanced most days) surfaced and brought me near to the point of tears. That is when the phrase “I feel naked” came to me. Continue reading POEM: Naked, But Not Afraid
Spiritual Pruning: Part 3 “Unruly Vines”
It’s January 2022. Happy New Year!! Across the globe, hope-filled humans are shaking off the dust of 2021 (and scrubbing off the residual grime of 2020) and collectively taking in a deep breath of HOPE for a more loving and joy-filled 2022. Let’s be a part of that tribe! Yes! Let’s be part of the tribe that starts the year off with PRUNING off what … Continue reading Spiritual Pruning: Part 3 “Unruly Vines”
MORNING SIPS: You will get through it
I usually follow a reading plan in the mornings while sipping coffee. I’ve used many plans over the years, currently I am using a “One Year Bible” to help keep me on track. But some days I get side tracked. Well, lots of days I get side tracked and not always for the right reasons. *sigh* This morning I got side tracked when instead of … Continue reading MORNING SIPS: You will get through it
When Life throws you Mud bombs
For the last several years, my church holds an annual women’s event called “CAPTIVATE”. We are always blessed with great speakers, not the least of them being our Pastor’s wife Ginelle Payne. Or as her husband likes to call her “Nellie on Fire” because she is 100% a “firecracker” for God! Gosh I love that woman! And while it’s always a thrill to sit at … Continue reading When Life throws you Mud bombs
You need a “jail break”
We’ve been talking about your jail cell for a long time. How hard it is to live there, how stifling and oppressive it is. You want out, but you feel trapped – bound – unable to escape.
You’ve cried yourself to sleep there countless nights. You ache to breathe the fresh air and wander open spaces you hear visitors talking about. Oh, the stories they tell!
Your longing to be free is so… (read more) Continue reading You need a “jail break”
Putting Hope To Work 