Table of Contents

RECENTS

BLESSED BY REST ~ Part 1 - Sleep

BLESSED BY REST ~ Part 2 - Resting from Work

BLESSED BY REST ~ Part 3 - Resting in Him

R - RETURN TO EDEN

YOUR INMOST BEING ~ You are wonderfully made!

BAD TO THE BONE ~ But there’s good news!

SHAME ON YOU! ~ No, no, no, no, no!

TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN ~ Ashamed?

FOR GOD SO LOVED ~ Can you finish that sentence?

NEVER ALONE ~ No matter how you may feel

TRINITY ~ My own family…

INDEPENDENCE ~ What are we slaves to??

HOW THEN SHALL WE PRAY? ~ Pray without ceasing…

BOTH AND ~ Not either or…

CHOOSE LIFE ~ Not a permanent solution to temporary problems…

DESIGNED BY DIVINITY ~ Be who He created you to be!

FOLLOW ME ~ Following is action…

E - ENJOY HIS PRESENCE - THEY SKY, MOUNTAINS, FLOWERS, BIRDS, CHILDREN…

RANDOM BEAUTY ~ Everywhere. Every day.

SELF-CARE IS NOT SELF-ISH ~ The importance of taking care of yourself.

THE JOY OF GIVING YOUR GIFTS AWAY ~ We’re given gifts to give them away!

SOCIAL DISTANCING ~ Let’s re-member!

PATIENCE IN THE PAUSE ~ Finding peace in the pauses of our life

LET’S FIND OUT! ~ What would happen if we actually trusted Jesus?

IN HIM ~ In Him we live and move and have our being.

FIX YOUR FOCUS ~ Whatever we focus on becomes stronger, so fix your focus on the right things!

FINDING FAITH IN THE FERTILIZER ~ Sometimes being buried in “crap” is a good thing!

WHY DON’T I SEE GOD? ~ Maybe you just don’t realize it’s Him…

M - MAINTAIN FOCUS - FIX YOUR EYES ON HIM AND THE POSITIVE THINGS IN LIFE

WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY?? ~ Hint - it’s not why we think!

THE SPIRIT OF FEAR ~ Is that the spirit we’ve been given? No!!!

YOU’RE NOT MEANT TO BEAR THINGS ALONE ~ Share the yoke with Jesus

HELP (NOT) WANTED ~ We ask for help, but do we really want it… or not?

GRATEFUL FOR THE UN-GREAT THINGS ~ Being grateful for the un-great things in your life

DO YOU WANT TO GET WELL? ~ Making the choice to make the change

BITTER OR BETTER? ~ Is what you’re going through making you bitter… or better?

FOLDING WASHCLOTHS ~ For those days when things are hard

DO HARD THINGS ~ Or the hard things may do you in

PRIDE GOETH ~ Before I fall!!!

A - ALWAYS FORGIVE - AS HE DID. AS HE DOES. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU AND LEAVE THE REST TO HIM

AN UNJUST GOD ~ Thank God!

TRAUMA DRAMA ~ It’s not an act. It’s real.

BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP ~ But TRUE beauty shines from the heart

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? ~ Jesus says the difference is love

LIKE BUTTUH ~ How to have a soft heart

THEM! ~ I’m so glad I’m not like them!

WHAT IF IT WERE JESUS? ~ Would we treat (or speak about) Jesus like that?

STOP “SHOULDING” ALL OVER ME! ~ A message for the enemy

SEASONS ~ A time for everything and a season for every activity.

SANDPAPER STORIES ~ What rubs you the wrong way? And, why??

RAILING OR RECEIVING? ~ Are we railing against God, or receiving His blessings?

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU ~ They may need it more than you!

LET US BE A BARNABAS ~ Encouraging instead of dis-couraging

I - IN EVERY MOMENT - AND SITUATION AND CONVERSATION, SEEK HIS WILL, HIS WORDS AND HIS WAYS

PRAYER OF A WRITER ~ To write what readers read

PINBALL ~ Bouncing around from one thing to another

MORNING PRAYER ~ Good morning, Abba

TELL-A-VISION ~ What’s your vision like?

YES AND NO ~ You only have so many

THE VOICE OF A STRANGER ~ Whose voice are you listening to?

THE NEXT “RIGHT” THING ~ The habit with nothing to hide

SAVIORS ~ Is it you? Is it me? Our, is it Him?

REPENTANCE ~ Turning back to a loving father for his guidance, peace, and protection

PRESENT IN THE PRESENT ON PURPOSE ~ The present is a gift

OBEDIENCE ~ Don’t get creamed!

MOVING THE TITANIC ~ Not an easy task!

IF I’M FOLLOWING GOD, WHY IS MY LIFE SO HARD?? ~ Because you’re on the right path!

DISCIPLINE IN THE DESERT ~ Doing hard things when its hard makes it easier when its easier!

COME TO THE CROSS… ~ But don’t stay there!

BLUE SUIT SYNDROME ~ How easy it is to notice others without recognizing the same in us…

N - NEVER FORGET… HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU!

TRIALS, TESTS, AND TESTIMONIES ~ Your story has power!

INSECURE OR SECURE? ~ How does God really fell about us?

WHAT IF WE DO SINK? ~ What if we step out in faith… and sink?

THE PEARL OF GREAT VALUE ~ It’s YOU!

LOST AND FOUND ~ But always known

LET US ALWAYS REMEMBER ~ Even me. Even you.

HAVE FAITH ~ What exactly does this mean and how do we even start?

ALL IN THE FAMILY ~ It doesn’t matter who they are… it matters who you are!

UNDER PRESSURE ~ From both dePRESSion and opPRESSion

HAVE TO GET TO ~ How changing one little word can change your whole perspective

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS… ~ How am I supposed to love another??