God’s Love is Greater than Anything You can Find: Hunt No More
Love is a powerful word; it is both a noun and a verb. As a teenage girl, I often found this emotion fleeting and I didn't fully understand it. I, like many other teenagers, would hunt for other things to fill the void. God's loves is greater than anything we could ever experience...
The Key to Forgiveness: Stop Picking Up the Weights
What mental or emotional weight are you tempted to carry around in your daily life? Anger, bitterness and other negative emotions stack up and press down on the mind with powerful zeal...
Your Body is a Gift from God: Caring for it as His Temple
The pain shot like darts down my neck and into my spine. I was frozen, I could not turn my head to the left or the right. My muscles seized up from the base of my skull to the bottom of my left or the right. My muscles...
Fighting Lies with God’s Truth
Fighting Lies with God's Truth Are you currently struggling with a lie? Either one [...]
Speak Life: Understanding the Truth of Christianity
Speak Life: Understanding the Truth of Christianity Have you ever had a conversation that [...]
Sharing the Good News of Christ is an Act of Caring
Sharing the Good News of Christ is and Act of Caring [...]
Stands With A Fist
January 2 of this New Year found me on my Peloton racing people I don't know from all over the world, but internally I was in another race. My mind was filled with memories of the past: failures, mistakes, and other events that I had no control over...
Inviting God In and Allowing Yourself to Dwell in Him
Inviting God In and Allowing Yourself to Dwell with Him Each December I devote [...]
See You on the Other Side: A Tribute to Uncle Jesse
Last Christmas I received a handwritten card from one of my uncles. The slant of the...
Resting in God’s Strength & Courage
Resting in God's Strength & Courage Summertime flew by this year! With anticipation for [...]
Made in the Image of God
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an innocent sounding game on Facebook. It was entitled “What does your...
Faith and Hope: An Anchor for our Souls
Holy Week, the week that culminates in Jesus’ crucifixion and welcomes in a new week that begins with His resurrection...
Biblical Unity, Part 1
The past decade has seen a pressure cooker of division, hate, racism, and injustice overwhelm our world so much as to result in a high-pitched scream coming out of the container that was trying to control it. This struggle has been...
Marching On with Confidence in God
"Left, left, left right left." I remember my marching instructor calling out to us as we practiced drill formations. "About face, halt, parade rest." We were members of the Metropolitan SDA Pathfinders. It was a church...
Accepting the Gift of Courage from Jesus
The stockings were piled on the floor, waiting to be hung. The ornaments lay scattered about in anticipation of trimming the tree. The halls were ready to be decked but the weight of 2020s challenges, regrets and...
When in a Fix, Philippians 4:6
Today is a big day! Each day is a big day. A blessing, a challenge and an opportunity. As society embraces fear, hate and polarization it is easy to allow a sense of dread and frustration to rule the day...
Faith Amidst Pandemic Exhaustion: Leaning on God
I love the fall season! Sunny crisp mornings, comfy warm blankets, fire pits and marshmallows are among my favorite things. Pumpkins, autumn spices, and the beautiful New England fall foliage fill the senses with delight.
Hello Out There! Surviving Postpartum Isolation
We welcomed our first child with all the joy one could imagine. Family came to the hospital to visit and we felt the surge of happiness that comes with having a baby. I felt “on top of the world”, doting on my little bundle of joy.
Your Personal Well: What are You Allowing to Occupy Your Mind?
My heart smiles whenever I see one of the quaint little well decorations you can get for your lawn. Growing up there was an older couple down the street that had one in their yard. I used to play outside of their house for hours...
Come Alive: Keeping up the Momentum for Positive Change
The New Year begins. We make lists, set goals and resolve to be better at something. Exercise more, eat healthy, drink more water or spend more time with God, family and friends. These are...
Good Morning: Encouragement for an Overwhelmed Mom
When my children were younger and I was in the midst of restless nights, 2 AM feedings, diapers and toddler angst my father came to visit from Michigan. I awoke one morning to find him trying to help with breakfast...
Water or Prayer? A Reflection on Jesus’ Interaction with the Samaritan Woman
Last winter during a particular cold spell, I noticed a disheveled man walking in my backyard. I quickly went out to see if I could lend him a hand; yes, I was wondering just who he was and what he was doing in my back yard.
Lessons Learned from Getting Lost on the Way to Church in Ireland
I woke early on Sunday morning, begging my body to get in sync with the new time zone. There was much to see in Ireland, and I didn’t want to sleep the day away. After a quick mile run to wake me up and a wee bite to eat, I set off...
Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God: My Journey on Slieve League
The journey up winding path of Slieve League left me breathless both from the exertion of energy and the surrounding beauty. It was an unexpected stop but as we arrived, I realized why the tour guide had suggested...
Trusting God to Make a Way: A Reflection on Jochebed
“Amram,” she whispered breathlessly. “It’s time." He sat up in bed and looked around. It was still dark in the small earthen home that was built into the side of the hill...
