Exasperate Me

Exasperate - irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely. I have the ability to exasperate others, not intentionally (okay, most of the time not intentionally), but just by way of my matter-of-fact thinking. I can be very black and white in my thinking about certain things, and yet out of the box thinking about other things. I... Continue Reading →

Isolation is Dangerous

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Isolation is a dangerous thing, even for someone who is an introvert... Continue Reading →

Emphasis

Emphasis - special importance, value, or prominence given to something. (Bing Dictionary) Growing up my parents put an emphasis on hard work, whether it was school or employment. It is so hard to get out of a works mentality when it has been emphasized most of your life. We never talked about how you were... Continue Reading →

Praises of His People

Yet you are holy,    enthroned on the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3 Today I woke up and really just entered into God's praise. I was playing the music loud in the shower, singing at the top of my lungs. I had praised Him on the long drive home the night before and this morning in church even though... Continue Reading →

You can’t make me #Write28days

I was on the phone with my daughter earlier today and I could hear my granddaughter whimpering in the background. Her mom told her to go to her room or quit. It did not sound like she did either in the moment because I continued to hear her for a while. There was a defiance... Continue Reading →

Stepping Out #Write28Days

Each year, I try to seek God about what He would have me focus on for the year. Some years I am better than others about following through on it, but I do generally ask and begin seeking areas where He is trying to grow me. This year was no different, and even before the... Continue Reading →

Getting my Attention

Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 I recently heard this scripture preached. I laughed out loud when it showed up in my devotion. On Monday I jokingly said to someone else who made the connection, on... Continue Reading →

Understanding

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, Luke 24:45 I love reading the word of God. Each time I feel like I get a fresh revelation, a gentle reminder of something I'm not yet doing, or something I am not fully walking and living in. I want the Lord to open my mind to... Continue Reading →

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