Category Encouragement

In awe of you, God’s miracle

God is good.  God is amazing.  God is wondrous. I keep going back to what David wrote in Psalm 139:6, “such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”  So true.  It is too much for me to comprehend.  But, boy, do I sure love being in this state of awe […]

Gifts that pour forward blessings

Have you ever received a gift that directly contributed to your life’s mission?  A gift that in someway added to or developed your talents?  A gift that allowed you to improve lives for others or to pay forward what you have been given? Last week was my birthday and this year I was blessed with […]

Shine fully, radiate your light

I have been absolutely inspired by the light of the moon lately.  Just a few days ago I experienced the full moon with new eyes and new heart.  I live out in the country, far from city lights and miles away from even a tiny town.  Out here it gets dark, very dark. Recently the […]

Don’t throw in the towel, grab a blanket

Have you ever gotten to the point where you are ready to throw in the towel?  The point where you are ready to quit?  When you can hardly breath and feel like you are drowning? Perhaps it’s a physical ailment and the pain makes it so that you can’t even see straight.  Perhaps it’s a […]

Praise God first, then thank others

I enjoy it when someone says thank you to me.  It encourages me.  It lifts me up.  It warms my heart.  I really take pleasure in someone telling me how much they appreciate me and are grateful for what I mean to them. More and more often I am hearing the response from people that […]