Rock My World!

You are the ROCK on which I stand… and the One who ROCKS my world!  I heard a wonderful quote recently.  It was attributed to John Piper in his book, The Pleasure of God: “God takes great delight in putting His Name at stake in your destiny.” Wow.  That really rocked my world!  Could it

Father of All Faithfulness

This morning, You spoke — as You often do — through a whisper that “sounded” in my spirit more like a shout.  An Encouraging Word.  A Call to Arms. I was on the floor, on my knees… then on my back, looking out my window at the sky above.  The dark clouds in the sky

Surprised by Peace

I saw today how war can be just one heartbeat away. We drove to Fredericksburg to exchange a piece of broken furniture for its new replacement.  We pulled into the parking lot behind the retailer and parked between the only two other cars there.  As we got out and moved to the rear of our truck, I saw

Lord of Every Answer

What a roller coaster of a day! This morning, in the pre-dawn hours, I was acknowledging the reality — the ferocity — of the enemy’s activities in our day… AND rejoicing in Your precious promises to see us through. Your precious promises to accomplish what would be impossible in our own strength.  I was crying out

God of All Things WONDERFUL!

What a WONDERFUL day it has been!!! An intimate time at Your feet this morning.  A long list of tasks on my work and home “To Do” lists checked off.  Some key actions taken to further “touch” a few of those “Divine Appointments” You have orchestrated.  A happy kitty who, with a fair amount of freedom outside

Never a Right Time for the Wrong Place

You and I have been in a conversation together for the past ten days.  A life-and-death conversation. This conversation became necessary because I had “let my guard down”… ever so slightly.  As a result, I was beginning to “dabble” in “old patterns.”  “It’s no big deal,” I theorized.  I was wrong.  Suddenly, the “dabbling” became a portal