Often we think we are leading when actually we are really managing. This is true in the work world (or church or ministry world) but it’s also true in our personal worlds. I may think I am leading the way-in my relationship with God, with others, in my personal habits, in my household…when in reality I am merely managing. When (like Martha) I am concerned...

Some fun fall pics from my home and hometown

It’s time to get UNSTUCK. Are you facing obstacles that seem insurmountable or impassable? Do you get a knot in your stomach when you think about a certain issue? Does your creativity feel blocked? You may be STUCK. God is our way out when we feel stuck. He is the roadway in the wilderness and the river in the desert. His presence in our lives can open doors, set...

“I will be to you what the sun is to the flower, what the water of the ocean is to the fish, what the sky is to the birds. I will give you life, light, and strength. I will surround you and preserve you, so that in my you may love, move, and have your being, existing in me when apart from Me you would die. I will be to you as the wide-open skies, in that I...

What does it mean to be faithful? I work in an organization where people have served 10…15…20…even 28 years! We have a reputation for becoming “lifers” here. This got me to thinking, will I be one? The answer is, IF God calls me to stay.  I pray I won’t stay simply out of convenience or in the name of faithfulness. It would be scary to leave, but I want...