Y’all, I’ve needed to write something for a while, but just haven’t known what. God hasn’t been giving me anything to write about. But he sure is talking to me a lot. My mom is going through some health issues and this is giving me a great bit of concern…so my quiet life has been… Continue reading In The Meantime
Because of this quarantine/shelter-in-place/isolation/“house arrest” (as one friend calls it lol), we are prone (as we humans are) to get into harmful habits when under pressure and stress and uncertainty. I’m saying this because of the tendency I personally fall into if I’m not painfully and carefully aware of myself. Be very careful not to… Continue reading Un…/ Un…/ Un…
Had a whole other door I was going to walk through with you today…and it was good. But I just thought I better let y’all in on some personal struggles I’m having during this time. Just being real. Last night, I had an emotional breakdown. Suddenly, everything seemed to just come together as a “perfect… Continue reading When It Becomes Too Much
Mark 6:45-52 (NLT) “Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home. After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. “Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle… Continue reading Stormy Crossings, the Sequel
Today we’re going to talk about another crossing. It’s found in the book of Mark, chapter 4. Here’s the story: “Late that day he said to them, ‘Let’s go across to the other side.’ They took him in the boat as he was. Other boats came along. A huge storm came up. Waves poured into… Continue reading Stormy Crossings
I love Bear Grylls. Do you love Bear Grylls? A lot of people love Bear Grylls. David and I have watched LOTS of his shows about survival in all kinds of conditions. How to catch a skunk, how to eat things you catch (including a skunk), how to sanitize your own urine to drink (ick!),… Continue reading Crossings
One day, life is good. The sun is shining. The early Spring birds are singing. Your job is going great. Your family is getting along. Your husband (or wife) made you breakfast in bed. Your youngest told you he loved you for the first time last night. Then suddenly, something happens in our world… Continue reading When Fear Overwhelms
One day, life is good. The sun is shining. The early Spring birds are singing. Your job is going great. Your family is getting along. Your husband (or wife) made you breakfast in bed. Your youngest told you he loved you for the first time last night. Then suddenly, something happens in our world that… Continue reading When Fear Overwhelms
I had a whole other blog written to send out on the subject of New Year Resolutions…then God grabbed my ear and redirected me down a whole other road. I’ve made basically the same resolutions every New Year since I was probably in my early 20’s. I’m not gonna tell you what they are,… Continue reading Happy Re-New Year
I recently watched a video of an awesome song done by one of my most favoritest singers. She was talking about pride and humility…two of the trickiest character qualities to deal with. You can’t have the latter without the lack of the former. “Pride comes before a fall,” Proverbs 16:18 says. I love how The… Continue reading s t a y l o w
