Category: Bloom! Expand! Discover! Experience!

Hi! Well it is countdown Day-20.  Faith and favor have tag-teamed in my mind for three days.  Wednesday, as I paid a bill, I learned that I owed $275 less than what I was paying.  Even though the overage amount was small; it was a welcomed surprise.  Especially, since I needed to target those funds to… Continue reading Day 20: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well!  It's countdown Day-21!   Today started out with an unexpected assignment.  At 9:21 this morning; I received a phone call from our Chief of Staff.  He apologized for the late notice; and asked if I could teach midday Bible Study.  It's funny; I had thought about being "Prepared," and having "Purpose." I sighed,… Continue reading Day 21: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well!  It's countdown Day-22.  This journey is peeling back more layers each day.  "Confidence," and "Dependable," are the words on my mind today.  They come from two different trains of thought.  1) Shaking off insults; and, 2) Hoping my sons remember me, if the Lord allows me to live into my 90's. I guess… Continue reading Day 22: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well it is countdown Day-23.  The last couple of days have brought a loud; "Thank you Jesus," into my spirit.  Especially with what I dealt with yesterday; compared to what God blessed me to do today.  Yesterday, I dealt with an attack against my anointing to teach.  Today, the Lord blessed me to sing, share… Continue reading Day 23: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well it is countdown Day-24.  There's a thought-provoking question on my mind.  Thursday night, one of the ladies in our Women's Christian Book Club's monthly meeting, asked, "Why does rejection hurt so bad?"  That question sparked a variety of emotional, passion filled responses from the ladies.  Some of the replies were even heated and… Continue reading Day 24: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well it is countdown Day-25!  Right now I'm thinking about a time in my life, before I surrendered to the Lord.  My sister, Angie and I were living together in the upstairs flat of our childhood home.  Our children were very young.  No one in the house was living saved.  I remember sitting at the… Continue reading Day 25: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well it's countdown Day-26!  There's a press in me today.  It began when I thought about the number of days left in this countdown.  A negative  thought came this morning.  I heard; "25 more days is an awfully long time."  But with my looking forward to peeling back more layers, and uncovering more of… Continue reading Day 26: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well it is countdown Day-27.  The word that popped into my mind today is, "Revival!"  This is puzzling; because, I'm dealing with so much.  Life's turmoil is  trying to steam roll its way in.  Yet; revival is peaking through every nook and cranny.  It's in my thoughts like never before. That's a good thing;  yet, the… Continue reading Day 27: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Well!  It's countdown Day-28.  I'm excited about the word in my heart this morning.  It's "Expectation."  But, first I'd like to ask.  "Do you live in a perpetual state of expectation?  Or do you simply say the words to an old song?  "Que! Sera, sera!  Whatever will be; will be.  The future's not ours… Continue reading Day 28: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Why do people offer advice in matters where they have no experience?  What gives people the audacity to dish out unsolicited solutions to issues out of their league?  Who has the right to give your grief an end date; when they have no clue of the pain you're in?  That really baffles me.  Let's… Continue reading How Do You Handle Unsolicited Advice?