Value: Five Minute Friday

Happy Friday! I hope those of you who live in the USA had an amazing Thanksgiving gathered with loved ones and lots of yummy food. Thanksgiving was a little different in my family this year as my youngest sister is living in Canada. Her empty seat at the table was a constant reminder of theContinue reading “Value: Five Minute Friday”

Praying Proclamations

How do you define prayer? Based on your prayer habits how would you explain it? Is prayer a dialogue between you and God or is it a one-way lifeline you resort to when all else fails? If I’m being honest my prayer life has been more of the latter. I’ve rushed through prayer because lifeContinue reading “Praying Proclamations”

One: Five Minute Friday

Happy Friday! I can’t believe how quickly the weeks are passing. I feel like I just crafted last week’s post and here I am waking up to the excitement of joining my fellow writers for another edition of Five Minute Friday. This week our prompt is One. Over the past eight and a half monthsContinue reading “One: Five Minute Friday”

Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child is an international organization that provides financial and physical needs all over the world. It is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, an interdenominational charity. This is the twenty-fifth year that OCC has impacted global needs. I love this organization and how easy they make it to teach my children about the importanceContinue reading “Operation Christmas Child”

Burden: Five Minute Friday

Happy Friday! Every Friday I love to join other Christian writers over at Five Minute Friday where we gather to share inspiration on a similar prompt. This week the prompt is Burden. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NIV) If you are anythingContinue reading “Burden: Five Minute Friday”

Repeat: Five Minute Friday

I want to start this post with a few disclaimers: I spent a little longer than five minutes writing this post. If you read it you will understand why it warranted some rule-bending. This post contains some sensitive information. If you have difficulty reading about suicide or death you may not want to go anyContinue reading “Repeat: Five Minute Friday”

Every Day: A Book Review

Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Copyright Date: 2012 For as long as A can remember he’s woken up every morning in a different body. He’s almost always in Maryland, but that’s his only constant. When he opens his eyes in the morning he must examine the body that will be his host until midnight.Continue reading “Every Day: A Book Review”

God Is Working In My Obedience

Serving youth has always been a passion of mine. I work in a high school where my aim has been to positively impact the students in my classroom since DAY 1. A year ago we took a step of faith and left the church where we had become comfortable and followed God’s leading to aContinue reading “God Is Working In My Obedience”