Today I want you to hear from someone very close to me that has anxiety. She has given me permission to use the words she shared with me about this very real life issue of anxiety. Leanne's Background My sister in law, Leanne, grew up in a loving pastor's home and knew all about God growing up. But she wasn't in a true relationship with him until later in life. Life ... Read More »
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Dealing with Anxiety – Part 2
Anxiety is a real issue and real people are dealing with it on a daily basis. The other day we looked at a modern day actress who was brave enough to share her struggle with anxiety. Today I want us to look at a man in scripture who also struggled with anxiety. His name is Asaph. Bless his heart. I can only imagine the names he might have been called on the Babylonian ... Read More »
Dealing with Anxiety – Part 1
One of my all time favorite actresses, Chrissy Metz from This is Us, did an interview with a medical magazine on her struggle with anxiety. I admire the courage and openness it took for her to share those hard places with us. Maybe that's why her character and the real life her has become so endearing to many of us. She's just real with her struggles. In the article she ... Read More »
Scrumpdiliocious Defined
Scrump/dill/ee/o/shes: Something so cute & delightful it makes you want to eat it even if it’s not meant for consumption. Scrumpdilly: Slang for Scrumpdiliocious. Scrump-dilly-dilly: When you just can’t stand the cuteness and you have to add the ending twice. Well now that I’ve explained the word let me show you an example of Scrumpdilly for the ... Read More »
The beauty and power of God’s word
Friends, today I want to remind us that God's word is alive and active. In addition to that powerful truth God tells us that his word will not return void. That means that as stumbling Christ followers we can't read God's word and it have an empty effect on us. It will have some sort of impact at some point in our lives. It might not be the moment you read it. It might be years ... Read More »
When life is a bowl of wedgies…
Friends, you've probably figured out by now that life isn't always bowl full of cherries. When sin entered the world it changed every.thing. There's not one thing on this earth that hasn't been touched by sin and therefore life is a bowl of wedgies. But here's the good news... Our God is sufficient. Our God is good. Our God is faithful. Because this is true and ... Read More »
Celebrating in Color – Give Away!!
God is graciously blessing the ministry of Umbrella Prayers and to celebrate I'm giving away some free stuff. Virtual door prizes! Yay! Since I'm all about color, prayer and Jesus, everything I give away this week will have to do with those things. I just wish I could give it to you in person. I am giving away 3 new packs of limited edition colored Paper Mate Flair pens to 3 ... Read More »
Umbrella Prayers Ministry
God gave me a vision for a creative prayer tool called Umbrella Prayers several years ago and He has been using it in some really neat ways. I wish I could take credit for this but I know God put this idea together and simply let me steward it. So far he has used women like you and me to take Umbrella Prayers to neighborhoods, churches, offices, foreign countries, sex slaves ... Read More »