Repost from April 28, 2011 Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I…
This is the day where I share my own amateur nature picture with a thought or two on God’s love. The day started with high hopes. Busy day. Within 40 minutes, nothing was going the way it was supposed to. I assigned blame and stewed in frustration most of…
To say I had a low self-esteem as a young adult would be an understatement. I didn’t feel worthy of love for a few reasons, and would complain when I observed what I thought were high-maintenance girlfriends demanding flowers and chocolates from my friends, their boyfriends. I thought so little of myself I remember uttering…
I remember blogging briefly about the dandelion before, but the visual and application keeps coming back to me, so I thought instead of exercising (I will later, promise!) I would expand on it. Our youngest has loved dandelions since she could walk. Each year she’d gather them and present them as bouquets. Often she’d leave…
I wasn’t sure if the Amazon Vine Program would be worth my time, but already I’m enjoying the fruits of my choices. Today is no exception. I chose Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places simply based on the title. My own wilderness story changed everything about me, and when I was in that…
Clash of the Titles Congratulates Keven Newsome, author of Winter and winner of the Comparable Cover/ Book Blurb Clash! One of the commenters at Clash of the Titles said, “Just finished Winter, loved it.” About Winter: We’re all freaks. It’s just a matter of perspective. Winter Maessen didn’t ask for the gift of prophecy. She’s…