God has something to say so if we are made in His image, we need to have something to say. There are so many people who want to be “an influencer” or who try to be “a leader”. The lights, camera, action just all seem so alluring, right?! I was taught that reluctant leaders are […]

Really, it’s all good? Is it all good? If we are being totally honest… is it ALLL good? Well, yea, overall. Every detail? Probably not but I got to thinking about this phrase and about people who have this persona. I grew up valuing “real” a little too much. Yea, yea, “keep it real”, “the […]

“Be it according to Thy Word.” Exodus 8:10 What part of your life is being as His Word says it is to be? That is the part of your life that is so good it’s almost dreamy. So then for the areas that are a little less dreamy and at times even more nightmarish, say […]

Living off the top is so much more fun than living off the bottom. And I’m not even talking about financially. I’m talking about an abundance mentality like John 10:10 speaks of that Jesus came to give us. I’m talking about an abundance way of thinking when it comes to forgiveness, time, energy, health, and […]

My then, fifteen year old may have been more right than I knew and I can hardly believe I’m admitting it. Few things would frustrate me more than when he would say, “It’s not that deep, Mom!” and he said it about everything, especially when he just didn’t wanta hear “another sermon”. I was working […]

34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and [a]take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of […]

I told you last week I was going to do a Cowgirl Up blog series leading into Happy Girl 25 and then today has slipped by and I failed to Cowgirl Up until now soooooo… I decided to share with you what to do when you don’t Cowgirl Up and you wish you would have […]

Cowgirl Up!

If not, I feel ya! And you may be saying, “Wait?!” I thought this was supposed to encourage me and so how is THIS encouraging? Let it encourage you that we ALL have “those days”. You know, “those days”… when stuff is flying at you from every single angle? when they have no idea what […]

This past week I was talking with some friends and something one of them said reminded me of what my mom always taught me. As women, we really have to get the art of “praying without ceasing” down and “living in divine communion with The Father” pretty much at all times so that as we […]