“Hoppy Easter!”  my silly husband keeps saying.    I’d say that describes Easter quite well. Jesus hopped right up out of that grave and defeated hell, sickness and poverty! He hopped right over every obstacle we will ever face so that now by using His name we can overcome, no matter what we come up […]

But they gossiped about me!  This is impossible to overcome.  She betrayed me!  What could possibly happen next?  He hurt me!  They are so judgmental & heartless.  No one gets how hard this is.  Who even cares?  When is it going to ever get easier?   Have you ever felt any of those ways? Of […]

In 1700, English pranksters popularized April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes. Though it is a holiday that has been celebrated by different cultures for centuries, the exact origin is a mystery. Some say it dates back to 1582, when the Julian calendar was switched to the Gregorian calendar, and as people were slower to […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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. […]

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 […]