Never Afraid

There are two scriptures that I’ve heard all my life and have somehow not really ever put together, even though they are back to back. I’ve graduated from three Bible schools, lived on the mission field for five years, and been a pastor’s wife for some time now. I guess I just never put two […]

March 25, 2019

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International Day of Happiness

March 20th is a day the whole world celebrates happiness, so as you would guess, it’s one of my favorite days of the year! Let’s celebrate Wednesday and every day that “God is the source of our happy.” 4 Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I […]

March 18, 2019

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Got baggage?

Recently, I took a trip to Boston with my husband to meet some friends for vacation. As we were checking our bags, I realized mine was over the limit. I started taking stuff out of my suitcase and trying to place it into my husband’s so that all our luggage could be checked within the […]

March 11, 2019

Stress/Anxiety

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What’s the recipe for happiness?

“I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite […]

March 4, 2019

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He loves me, he loves me not.

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:25‬ ‭AMP‬‬ Remember being a little girl on the playground at school plucking petals from flowers in hopes of finding out if he loved you or not? I remember little crushes in the 3rd and 4th grade and wondering […]

February 25, 2019

Relationships

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Happy and Divorced?

“If you’re married to an unbeliever, and he’s pleased to dwell with you, let him. If not, let him depart.” scripture tells us.  The Lord has called us to peace. It’s certainly beautiful and best if a couple can work it out.  The Bible even says that divorce covers our garments with violence, and it does. […]

February 18, 2019

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1 Corinthians 13, the ______ Version

Ahh, the great love chapter of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. If you picked this chapter apart, verse by verse, and replaced the word, “love,” with ____ (your name), would it still hold true? “Love endures with patience and serenity,” Love endures.  Love doesn’t quit.  Love has patience with others who are not having patience […]

February 11, 2019

Love, Relationships

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✝️= ❤️=😊

In Happy ANYWAY, I break down a 75 year Harvard study that proved the key to happiness is love. After pondering that a while, I thought, oh so then ❤️=😊.  Harvard tells us happiness  (😊) is love (❤️). Scripture tells us God (✝️) is LOVE and that love never fails. Drawing from basic philosophy, if […]

February 4, 2019

Love

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Something on the inside working on the outside🎵🎶  

Something on the inside working on the outside🎵🎶Ohhhh what a change in my life🎵🎶     We sang that song to the top of our lungs on our 45 minute drive to and from church many nights. Those memories have never faded. We would inevitably be shushed by someone in that 70’s psychedelic purple van […]

January 28, 2019

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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

What do these things have in common? Sitting in high school waiting for the lunch wave to start Starting off the week rushing to your 8 AM college class a few weeks before finals Dancing the night away with your closest friends Finishing morning lessons as a kindergartener, eager for the upcoming Christmas break Gathering […]

January 21, 2019

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