You are Invited to Celebrate!
You are invited to a celebration! When a milestone happens, what do you do? You invite people to help celebrate! What are we celebrating? God's faithfulness in co-writing my book Want to Hear God? Connect in Pray. I could not have completed the writing of this book...
What do you do when the going gets challenging? Pray of course!
What do you do when the going gets challenging? Give up, push harder, have a good cry, call a friend, say a prayer. Yes to all of those things, right? At one time or other in this past week, those have been my experience and more. Self-publishing a book is not for...
Moving Forward to Hear More of God in Prayer
What a year this has been! Have you been able to move forward and hear more of God in prayer? I hope so. For me personally, the cry of hearing more and more of God and joining Him where He is at work has gotten more insistent. Perhaps, because I haven't been...
Imagine Sunday is Coming, the Hope of Easter
As we approach Easter Sunday, I hope we each can pause to visit Jesus’ time on the cross and then experience the true hope of resurrection for Easter. I know I certainly need to remind myself this year of the hope of Easter resurrection and how death is not the end,...
How, When and Where Do You Hear God?
The completion of my book, Want to Hear God, Connect with Him in Prayer is almost here! I have been thinking about each of you as I finish. I want to support you in your journey to hear God and my book shares the prayer conversations of people who have practiced 12...
Cultivating a Growth Connection Mindset
Mindset talk is pretty common these days, especially in education and parenting. You and I want our children and ourselves to have a growth mindset. How can we cultivate a growth connection mindset? First, we need to realize the difference between a fixed mindset...
What Have You Learned This Last Year- Self Reflecting to Move Forward
One year ago, on March 11th, 2020, the COVID 19 pandemic was announced in the United States. How can I be so sure of the date? It is the date of my birthday. In some ways, it's hard to believe it's been a year. In other ways, that date was a lifetime ago. What have...
God Knows Our Brains Notice Repetition
God knows our brains notice and need repetition to learn new things. I take note of things that come into my field of vision or into my thinking repeatedly, as I feel it is a message I need for encouragement or change. Has that happened to you? For me to truly notice...
How Does God Want to Bless Your Family?
When have you asked God the question, "How do You want to bless my family, Lord?" For me, I am often asking God a laundry list of things I would like Him to do for my family. Provide this. Do that. Protect at this time. However, recently someone challenged me to...
Wait, wait and wait some more!
About this time of year, I get tired of waiting. Waiting for spring to arrive. Waiting for it to get warmer. Waiting for a glimpse of green. This year, more than usual, I am tired of waiting. Waiting to hug my grandchildren. Waiting to have coffee with a friend...
