Time For Him

A child’s hand in mine As we walk across The grass. The warmth of his hand And the brightness of his smile– I can feel his love in this– Just to be with Mama alone To talk and walk And adore pretty flowers We’ve never seen Nor know the names of Is his joy just…

The True Love Dares: Dare 22

Dare 22: When obstacles arise, persevere with faith in the Vision, diligence in service, and patience for the desired results. Alma 32:37-43 And behold, as the tree beignets to grow, ye will say: Let us nourish it with great care, that it may get root, that it may grow up, and bring forth fruit unto…

Why I Write

Ever since I can remember I have been a writer and a story teller, not that I’ve told many stories here, though, at least not as of yet. 🙂 I remember when I was young, as soon as I knew how to write well enough, I was writing and illustrating my own storybooks. I’d make…

The True Love Dares: Dare 21

Dare 21: Express praise and gratitude for each step of progress. Encourage the excavation process by your love and prayer of praise for the work of God your life and the lives of others. Acts 16:16-40 As I read through this scripture, do you know what went through my mind? What if Paul and Silas…

The True Love Dares: Dare 20

Dare Twenty: Your utmost patience is imperative amidst excavation, as it can get quite messy. Read Acts 8:1; 9:1-31 In an earlier Dare we talked about how sometimes when things look the worst on the outside, God is doing his best work on the inside. Remember? Well, today we are going to expand on that….

Sisters With You

  “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched–they must be felt with the heart.” ~Helen Keller   (Refrain) Sisters, I wanna be Sisters With you! We’ll have our trying times, Our tears and our laughs, Oh, I wanna be Sisters With you!   Verse One: I don’t…

The True Love Dares: Dare 19

Dare Nineteen: Be the Lord’s servant; if you can’t do it for this person, do it for Him. Read Alma 8:8-18 You know, sometimes we have a relationship that is toxic, flat out toxic and honestly, you do still love this toxic person. But the reality is, this person isn’t interested in change at this point, or they…

Mother

Mother is really a wonderful person. She spent the first years of my life Chasing me around and keeping me out of trouble. But, I have to say, What she has done more than anything else Has been just spending time loving me for me— Accepting me for who I am and where I’m at….

The True Love Dares: Dare 18

Dare Eighteen: When all the evidence that you see from this person is negative, know that God is working on excavation. I have a scripture I want to share with you as our jumping off point: Psalm 88 (NIV) “LORD, you are the God who saves me, day and night I cry out to you. May…

The True Love Dares: Dare 17

Dare Seventeen: Keep the Vision of what you are serving and working for in mind consistently. Last time we talked about when we choose to be vulnerable to another person, there is often at some point or another, pain involved with being vulnerable, and the importance of maintaining vulnerability even when we are faced with…

The True Love Dares: Dare 16

Dare Sixteen: In choosing to be vulnerable, choose also to be aware; when hurts come choose to swallow them up in the love of God’s Word. Last time we talked about being vulnerable and letting others in. Today, we are facing the reality that, when we do that, there is pretty much 100% chance that…

The True Love Dares: Dare 15

Alma 24: 17-26 “And now it came to pass that when the king had made an end of these sayings, and all the people were assembled together, they took their swords, and all the weapons which were used for the wedding of man’s blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth. And this…