***To find the companion Elf on the Shelf Guide, visit my Etsy shop here!*** Day 8 MATTHEW 18:3 “I ASSURE YOU,” HE SAID, “UNLESS YOU ARE CONVERTED AND BECOME LIKE CHILDREN, YOU WILL NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. I have loved Christmastime since I was a little child - every bit of it! From… Continue reading 2021 Advent Guide – Day 8
***To find the companion Elf on the Shelf Guide, visit my Etsy shop here!*** Week 2 - FAITH - Purple Candle The Science of Faith Many people would argue that science requires faith. After all, most scientific theories cannot be fully proven. Therefore, some faith is required to believe that ideas that have been inferred… Continue reading 2021 – Advent Guide – Week 2
This post is part of a series on self-care from the perspective of self-care in Christ. How do I care for the person who God says I am? For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians… Continue reading I Am His Masterpiece
It's my birthday week! I will be 42 on Saturday - that sounds so much younger than it used to 😉 My approaching birthday brought the question, "what do you want for your birthday?" As the years go by this question gets harder and harder to answer. Sure, I can think of a few things… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me!
It's been weird, y'all! I won't rehash the dumpster fire of 2020, but you made it! Congratulations! You're headed to college or a job or some other plan that catapults you into the real world! It's an exciting place full of opportunity to grow into exactly who you were created to be. But there are some… Continue reading To the Class of 2021
This post is part of a series on self-care from the perspective of self-care in Christ. How do I care for the person who God says I am? Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Do not lie to one… Continue reading I Am a New Creation
This post is part of a series on self-care from the perspective of self-care in Christ. How do I care for the person who God says I am? We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Him. Colossians 1:14 I am redeemed by the Lord. Man, that has a ring to it. But, what does… Continue reading I Am Redeemed
This post is part of a series on self-care from the perspective of self-care in Christ. How do I care for the person who God says I am? But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us! Romans 5:8 The first truth that typically comes… Continue reading I Am Loved
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. I have a fear of failure. It has stopped me from trying things so many times in my life. One of my first memories of letting fear guide me happened when I was only 8 years old. My family saved up… Continue reading Fear
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. Yikes! This one is hard. I’ve been here before - worn out. I was here when I was first starting the podcast. Things were going great for this podcasting newbie. I was learning well, I was meeting new people who were… Continue reading Pride