Living a Life of Love

It is our human nature to move on to the next thing. As we begin cleaning up from Christmas, we realize that, although we have opened all the gifts and eaten all the food, it is now time to clean up and put it all away until next year. You could do that, but I would strongly encourage you to wait. There is this Christmas song I love by Chris Tomlin and Lauren Daigle called “Noel.” The words go like this, “Noel, Noel. Come and […]

The closer I get to Christmas, the harder it is to hang onto any comfort and joy. I feel like I am in a full on sprint to get all the gifts bought, wrapped and under the tree. Not to mention the baked goods made and shared at holiday parties. This is not the meaning of Christmas. I know Christmas has meaning and I might even know what that meaning is. But without comfort and joy, Christmas is just another over-stuffed day. Today, we are […]

What would it take to bring joy to the world? It seems like a mighty big request. But today, as we discover the answer, we find the link between Joy and Jesus. I learned at an early age, the acronym of JOY is Jesus, Others, You. If I keep my priorities in this order, joy is sure to follow. Sometimes, there is another little test I use to keep my joy in tact. I talk about it in my book, The Me Disease. By asking […]

Have you ever had to prepare to make room for something or someone? Typically, if it is a piece of furniture, you know it is on its way and you move everything around so it will fit. But what if someone unexpectedly shows up for dinner? We had a friend show up one night right as we sat down to eat. Of course, we invited him to join us. When he accepted, we all scrunched together, quickly pulled out another place setting, and made room […]

I am so excited to get to today! God is the God of miracles and in these miracles, we must remember. This is the last piece of how our faith is built! A lot has happened since we last talked about Joshua. One, Thanksgiving happened. Two, life just seems to keep on moving. However, when we slow down and remember what the Lord has done for us, this is how our faith is built. Let’s remember. We’ve been following Joshua and this amazing story in […]

Let’s break from our Joshua series, long enough to give thanks. I love Thanksgiving. The food, family and friends. Gathering around the table and eating far more than one person should eat. It’s great. One of my favorite things is setting the table. Not just at Thanksgiving, but any time we are about to have a meal. I love placing the napkins just to the right of the plate, lining the knife, fork and spoon up evenly. I find joy in setting the table. Then, […]