Ask my boys who are now young men and they will both tell you I said this to them constantly…”Do hard things!” Tonight I watched the best movie with Gavin, my oldest and my daughter-in-love, Mckenzie. The main character of the movie, Brooke Shields, made me laugh so hard and inspired this blog. Tonight, I […]

Ingredients of Grace: GratitudeUnderstandingAttitude of HumilityCommitment to forgivenessExcessive amounts of Love Here’s what I keep finding over and over when talking with people, working with people, and living with people: Grace, Grace, and more GRACE is needed for them as they deal with me and for me as I deal with them. If I don’t […]

What do you wish was different in your life? Stop what you’re doing and write it down. Now ask yourself this question: What can I do now to change this? Nooooooo, WRONG ANSWER – whatever you do, do NOT do that! Do NOT ask yourself THAT question! A few weeks ago, that is EXACTLY what […]

Talofa! Bula! Aloha! When you don’t know what you want it’s probably time to start enjoying what you have. GRATITUDE sometimes helps you see you actually already have what you want. The more you enjoy what you have, your JOY is attractive and you’ll be far more likely of skipping a long right up to […]

When God wants to bless you, He puts a person  in your life.  When the enemy wants to trip you up and get you off your course, he puts a person in your life.  Your life matters and so choose your close circle wisely.  Pray this right now over yourself and those you love: Lord, connect […]

Luke 8:43-44 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. Who do you identify with in this story? I always had identified with […]

Moses and the Israelites wondered through the desert unnecessarily for way too many years. Do you deal with regret and feel like you are doing the same thing? What if I told you that one simple habit could have kept them from missing out on God’s promises for years and it’s the same simple habit […]

 “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Ps 32:7 NIV Troubles can feel so heavy. Trouble comes to us all and maybe right now, your’s are suffocating you, making it hard to catch a breath. Troubles can be absolutely overwhelming, cruel, heartless, and relentless. […]

What you tolerate you endorse… Get used to answering questions with questions like, “Is that honoring up, down and all around?” And if it is not, then statements, like, “There is no provision for that here.” When someone in your family or organization does or says something that goes cross grain with your values or […]

A 21 Day Love Dare Find a friend or grab your spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend and take the 21 Day Love Dare! 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NASB 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbe-comingly; it does not seek […]