There are times when you get some news that hurts your heart or makes you sad and bummed out. This to me is the very definition of discouragement. This happened to me a few times this past week. I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. It is way too easy to put…
I always enjoyed making my parents proud of me. I loved to see them smile with pride over one of my accomplishments. I think a child longs for the pride of his or her parents. I know as a parent, I’m so thankful for my children and it makes me smile inside and out when…
I had the privilege of spending last weekend babysitting two of my grandchildren in Tennessee. They are precious little children and I adore my new title “Pop”. The oldest just turned 3 and the youngest is 1. They are both very active and have to be watched carefully to keep them from hurting themselves. The…
The older I get the more forgetful I become – or so it seems. I have found that it’s important to write things down in my calendar so that I can be reminded of a commitment that I made. I can usually remember if it’s only a day or so before, but I get frustrated…
I’ve never really thought of this word is a positive sense. One of my favorite accessories when camping is a small table that will collapse and fold flat. I normally see that as a folding table, not a “collapsible” table. When I think of this word normally, it is usually in a negative thought, like…
This word is absolute. I don’t know of any exceptions to it. Everything means all or every single part. So, if I commit to the Lord everything, then there are no exceptions to it. I may sound crazy, but that is exactly what I’ve been trying to do for many years. I trust Him with…
Blog by Kristen Hicks Today, I moved out of the barn. Selah. I keep finding myself pausing. Ha! I just looked up what the definition of “Selah” is, you know, just to make sure I was using it correctly and it says this: “Selah is likely to mean ‘to praise’ or ‘pause and reflect upon…
I looked up the word “unfailing” in on www.thesaurus.comand found several synonyms for this word. I was looking for a different angle as a way of hearing this Psalm differently. There were several synonyms for this word, but I liked “inexhaustible” the best. Here are a few other synonyms that didn’t make the cut: bottomless,…
I am not a fighter. I am not a fan of people who “pick fights”. I do believe in standing strong for what I believe. There are some people who oppose everything and those who seem to have no “backbone” or convictions about anything. I’m convinced that when people lead, there will always be people…
I love encountering people who are joyful. I think there is a difference between being happy and being joyful. I think happiness is defined by the situation I’m in. If I’m in a good mood or if someone just did something nice for me, then I’m happy. On the other hand, being joyful is a…