"Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness."Luke 11:34 (New International Version)I have a recurring dream that frightens me each time I find myself in it. I probably have this dream once or twice every six months. In the dream, I cannot see very well. Instead, my world in the dream … [Read more...] about The Eyes Have It
Living With Unmet Desires
Gone the Way of Feathered Hair
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)I hit my pre-teen years just as the 1970s were coming to a close. … [Read more...] about Gone the Way of Feathered Hair
The Forgiveness Tree
Is forgiveness ever out of reach? Have you ever wondered if God will reject you forever over a sin of which you have confessed and repented? As I speak to women in my retreats on forgiveness, I have encountered some who are still burdened by the lie that because they do not feel forgiven by God--that their prayers of confession and their sincere turning away from that sin have not been … [Read more...] about The Forgiveness Tree
Walking Away
"Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, 'I will take revenge; I will pay them back,' says the Lord." Romans 12:19 (NLT)Hey girlfriends! I am back from an absolutely fabulous Thanksgiving week spent with the Lantz side of my family. We had four days of chaotic fun as this house held fifteen people over the last week. We did … [Read more...] about Walking Away
Hidden Glory in the Shame
“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.“And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live." John 5:24-25(NLT)I have been thinking of … [Read more...] about Hidden Glory in the Shame
Little Girl Lost and Found
"...But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him." Luke 15:20 (NIV)I was on the highway, returning home to Nashville from Ohio, when my eyes spotted a billboard that had a picture of a young girl with the words Missing above her photo. In huge, bold-black numbers, there was a sizable … [Read more...] about Little Girl Lost and Found
