Living a Life of Love

For the last three weeks, I’ve been sharing ideas about how to be spiritually stronger. On my Facebook page, I asked you to share your ideas. And you did! Music seems to be a big one. And music paired with prayer and scripture is down right powerful!  Thank you for sharing. Be sure to share again this week either in the comments below or on Facebook. I want to know what you do to be spiritually stronger? You never know, you might see your ideas […]

Due to an unexpected backache a few weeks ago, I was forced to take a good, long look at myself. Thus began this journey of becoming stronger, not just physically but spiritually. Last week, I reflected on my mother, and how she “never forgot what her eyes had seen.” Looking at her life, I discovered two critical pieces to my spiritual strength; scripture and prayer. She knew her scripture and when things got tough, she never forgot the Word that she planted in her heart. […]

Two weeks ago, while laid up in the bed with a pulled muscle in my back, I realized that I want to be stronger, both spiritually and physically. I recommended that we do it together, you and I, like exercise with an accountability buddy. So today, as we dive into what it might take to become spiritually stronger, I realize that I have a Mama that already knows. Why not look to her? Fitting, since Mother’s day is right around the corner. I’ve watched my […]

Last Monday, as I rounded the corner into my ‘writing room”, I was surprised to find my husband sitting at the computer finishing up his blog on being a good father. If you thought it was good, you weren’t the only one, check out the comments at the very bottom of the post. We had such a positive response to that blog. I want to clue you in on a little secret though, a secret I think that will make his blog that much sweeter. […]

When Melissa first suggested that I write another blog, this time about being a father, I wasn’t all that interested. I mean, she’s the writer in the family, right? But over the next few days, I began thinking about what it means to be a good father. Thinking about my dad and how great of a father he was, lead me to thinking about all the amazing fathers I know. Then, I thought about God, the ultimate example of a good father. My dad was […]

A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at a church in Greensboro, NC. I was a little out of my comfort zone, speaking from the pulpit alongside the minister. The more I focused on my fear, the more nervous I became. I had to ask myself, “Am I willing to participate in the work that God is doing in spite of my fears?.” I pushed my fear aside and stepped forward in obedience knowing that God is always with me. As Christians, we often have […]