My Fitbit vibrated and celebrated my high heart rate, and the 31 minutes I was in “fat burn” mode. I burned 236 calories with an average bpm of 124 after 49 minutes of strength training. You understand the pleasure such numbers can bring for those who exercise, especially for a 57-year-old. My youthful trainer smiled […]

Does Obedience Work?
The struggle I was experiencing was real. So real that my emotions were telling my mind what was “true.” My emotions were dragging me down like a weight tied around my ankles in a raging sea. I could see the bottom of the pit looming before me as I held on to the side of […]
HOME
“Mom, I am going home” were words spoken matter of factly by my then 20-year-old daughter. The very sound of them brought a heaviness to my heart and confirmation of truth I had not wanted to admit. The fact that they were spoken without regard to the pain they were causing added salt to the […]
This Speaks to Me
“This speaks to me!”; “I needed to hear this today!”; “This is so true” are claims typed via text or verbalized out loud in response to some meme or point in a Bible study. These are not bad things to claim and are very true for all of us as we read the truth from […]
Thoughts from the Heart 2
The thought that I could move on from a stable job and income to do something out of my comfort zone was frightening. I am a loyal person who has to be thrown out of a place to leave. My expectation has often been to see the Lord place something in my lap so I […]
Thoughts From the Heart: Spiritual Truth for Everyday Living
The idea of “Thoughts from the Heart” was born out of a love for the word of God which grew in me as I spent time in the Word. Romans 12:2 is the verse which opened my eyes to the transformational power of the Word as God intended it to be. “And do not be […]