Monday January 16th, 2017
I AM the light of the world....John 8:12
GOD is love....1 John 4:8
Monday, January 9th, 2017
A few years ago, I started writing scripture, quotes, and song lyrics down on index cards then punched a whole in one corner and collected them on a key ring. I call it my "encouragement key-chain" and it goes everywhere I go. Some of the index cards have dirty fingerprints or tear stains and a few were written by others and given to me. It's well loved to the point that some are so torn or faded that I decided to look through it and re-copy the ones that were tattered. As I did this, I came across a large one with this prayer was written on it in Momma's neat script.
Read MoreMonday, December 26th 2016
Do you ever ponder that first meeting with our Messiah?
I do.
What will He look like, feel like, what will His expression be?
I imagine Him beaming at me and beckoning me come to Him for the warmest embrace of all time.
All pain forgotten, all longings met, and the joy of finally seeing Him face to face...oh how Ms. Carmichael was right when she penned the words below.
Monday, December 12th 2016
I thought y'all could use a little humor to lighten your load this Monday!
Here is a little joke Momma sent me a while back...
Monday, December 5th 2016
Back in August of this year, my Monday Mom Memo was an email containing this video and three short, yet powerful, quotes.
Read MoreMonday, November 21st 2016
It's a letter from Honey to her daughter Mary Anne and it reminded me so much of the weekly emails I get from my own sweet momma.
Times have changed, but heartfelt advice from doting mother to growing daughter has not.
Where would we all be without our mothers, pushing us forward, urging us to be our best selves, pointing us to Christ, and dealing with us gently when we mess up?
Monday, November 7th 2016
Peanuts, here to prevent us from learning the hard way...
Read MoreMonday, October 24th 2016
With the election comes lots of discussion of what the American Dream is. Its definition is varied and contrasting across the board. I thought it was the perfect time to blow the dust off of the note card in my archive with this quote on it. Momma copied it out of an article she found inside the In Touch magazine and shared it with me longer back than I remember.
Read MoreMonday, October 10th, 2016
I know I struggle with with holding on too tightly to anything that keeps me feeling like I am in control of my own life, when I should be accepting with open hands God's will for my life. I used to be afraid to pray that His will would be done in my life, because His will is unknown and unpredictable. But somewhere in my journey that fear went away, mostly, and I can pray with unclenched hands that His will be done, because I do believe, He is good.
Read MoreMonday, September 26th, 2016
I don't share the list above to give you another set of "rules" which you must keep track of and obey in order to be a Christian.
As I once read, "Being a Christian isn't about following all the rules, but being overcome by love".
If I am in love with Christ with my whole heart then my life will reflect His.
I will be consumed with sacrifice, forgiveness, encouragement, love, etc.
But like Paul confesses, I too often let myself slip into selfish desires of my sinful nature.