Our next Fruit of the Spirit is Patience. Yikes It was one of those days. The alarm either didn't go off, or I turned it off and went back to sleep. Forty-five minutes later, I woke in a panic. The blouse I had planned to wear had a huge stain on the front. We were out of … [Read more...]

How are you finding peace? I need peace. There's limited Peace in my life right now. I have a confession. I'm trying to get my third novel finished and to the publisher this year. (Plus working full-time and doing family stuff...although Spring Break went longer than expected … [Read more...]

Leftovers showed me about Peace. I love Thanksgiving leftovers! For the past decade or so, I've been in charge of Thanksgiving dinner for my extended family. While in recent years, Hubby has convinced me to order a smoked turkey from his favorite BBQ place, I really don't … [Read more...]

Joy in Action requires some work from us. We'll explore that today. The 3-Time Rule When my kids were little, I created the 3-Time Rule: If you've already said/done something 3 times, that's enough. This came in handy more times than I can count. "Mom, can I____?" - Let me … [Read more...]

The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Neh. 8:10 The second Fruit of the Spirit is Joy. Not to be confused with Happiness, Joy can be found regardless of circumstances. You Can Achieve More Strength with Supernatural Joy Joy of Salvation My greatest Joy? My #1 go-to, biggest … [Read more...]