Dear Friend, I recently attempted to remove paint splatters off of an appliance. Using a small amount of acetone I assumed it would gently remove the paint only. It worked alright! It removed the white paint and the black finish on the appliance! As I watched the appearance of the appliance slowly began to get dull I knew it was too late. Now there’s no white paint and a dull black circle in its place. I tried to cover it with a black permanent marker but that didn’t work...t

Dear Friends, As I write my last devotional for 2020, I want to make sure that we remember to end 2020 ready for all battles. I (Peter 5:8), tells us to “be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion for [someone] to devour.” Let’s make a bold declaration that these last few days of 2020, we won’t be the one being devoured. We will move full speed ahead, with the Word of God in our mouth. Spiritual battles are very real, even when we

Dear Friend, Can I share something important? Healthy things grow. So, you don't have to spend time explaining your growth. You don't. Often we get into habits of trying to explain ourselves in uncomfortable spaces. Growth can be uncomfortable, to us and to others. But to stop and explain why you are growing, or changing is a distraction. Everything that God designed was created to grow. Seeds, turn into trees and puppies grow up to be dogs, doing dog like things..... You wer

Dear Friend, While working at my computer I noticed that the monitor was displaying a glitchy image. There was nothing wrong with my computer. And the monitor was functioning with no issues. I will even go as far to say the cord connecting the two was in excellent condition. But what was the problem?!?!? It was simply the connection! The cord was not completely plugged into computer. Therefore, the image displayed on the screen was distorted. The poor connection resulted in t

Dear Friends, “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”(Matthew 6:6 NIV) I am learning daily that I must close all doors to the world, so that I can properly open myself up to God in prayer. For the longest time, I have taken the needs of the world into my prayer closet with me. My question to myself is, if I am taking my worldly needs with me, have I prop

Luke 5:4-6 “When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." 5Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." 6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” I remember when one of my sons learned to tie his shoe, he would get frustrated because it seemed like it wasn’t working. He b

Dear Friends, 6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT I’m following Peter’s instructions and I’m casting all my cares (stress, anxiety) on the Lord. I pray that you will cast your cares too. Carrying our worries, stresses, anxiety, and daily struggles by ourselves shows that we have not trusted God fully with our life or simply

Dear Friend, Join me in meditating on today's devotional by my sweet friend D.E.A. 9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:9-11 NLT 21 And he has given us this command: Those who

Dear Friend, Toddlers are the most independent, resilient, lovable, grown up acting, sticky fingered, potty trainin’, t-shirt wearing, juice spilling’, snack eating balls of joy who can do no wrong! My household is blessed with one and she is the best! Ms. Elise Grace is always positive and no matter the situation fully confident in herself! Her self esteem is out of this world and she believes that she can do anything. And my prayer is that she stays this way. The other day

Dear Friends, Psalms 8:4-6 (The Passion Translation) “Compared to all this comic glory, why would you bother with puny, mortal man or be infatuated with Adam’s sons? Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned like kings and queens[ with glory and magnificence. You have delegated to them mastery over all you have made, making everything subservient to their authority, placing earth itself under the feet of your image-bearers.” David