Canceling Christmas?
As children, my brother and I eagerly awaited the televised Christmas cartoons and animated shows. I even remember when my mother shopped for a new television, he and I sat…
My Daily Bread
My blog’s purpose is to share my AHA! moments with God—those instances when the scales fall from my eyes, and the Holy Spirit says, “Now you’ve got it!” Sometimes that…
My Head Can’t Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 2
I described in Part 1 how 2 Peter 1:3-8 was ever-present in my devotional studies. I studied that scripture in detail to discern its message for me. My initial research…
My Head Cannot Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 1
The Verse of the Day (VOTD) on BibleGateway has been the same on March 14, 2022, 2024, and 2025[1]: 2 Peter 1:5-8. Each year, I journaled my thoughts about this…
Limited Thinking Blocks God from My Life
I have struggled with my rollercoaster weight most of my life. I have tried so many options: weight-loss plans, crazy diets (do you remember the cabbage soup diet?), and fasts.…
Plugging Into Inspiration’s Divine Source
Before I boarded the train for the first leg of my Southeast Asia trip, my daughter prayed over me. In that prayer, she asked God to give me inspiration. I…
Revisiting Jonah: Judging Too Quickly
On 12/04/2020, I posted the blog Jonah-The Adult Version. Reading the Book of Jonah in its entirety had given me insight beyond the children’s version of Jonah and the whale.…
God’s Grace?
"God’s grace." I hear that, or similarly the “grace of God,” in prayers, during sermons, or while reading the Bible. I have heard it so often that it has become…
Questioning Faith
I recently contacted my financial advisor to ask her to explain a strategic document in my plan. Her reply was, “Sure, but why?” We had discussed this document often; however,…
Obligated
Lately, because I choose a workout time slot with the fewest people, my workouts usually occur in the mornings during the time that my daughter and I had set aside…