I struggle when I hear the word surrender, which involves giving up something to gain everything. My struggle originates in my desire to...

“On self. A rejection, or in Scripture’s strong language, a crucifixion of the natural self is the passport to everlasting life. Nothing...

For years I avoided facing myself. I knew the surface level of who I was, but I also had received not so subtle messages that all – deep...

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your...

The Holy Spirit is God, an equal member of the Trinity with God the Father and God the Son (Matt 28:19), shares all the same qualities: ...

"Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit." Proverbs 4 There is no room in my head for more thoughts. ...

When we are bashing ourselves, when we are saying we can’t before we have even started, when we feel we can’t do it on our own, then we...

Take a deep breath because we are going to dive into a deep aspect of the character of God today: healing. This devotional will focus on...

Two of our greatest needs as human beings are to be understood and valued and yet, have we not all felt at times unnoticed,...

I recently decided to go all Marie Kondo on my office space in order to create a sane place for me to work. As I viewed the shelf with my...

It is interesting to listen in on conversations where people are discussing their opinions about God. Whether a Christian or not, most...

Putting Down Arrogance and Asking for Help My favorite name for God is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.   This does three things for me...

Have you ever stopped and considered the value of grace and mercy? These are terms that Christians often talk about, but do you truly...

Grace is often defined as God’s unmerited blessing, freely bestowed on those who do not deserve it. But what exactly does that mean, look...

When I discovered the Enneagram it was like unearthing a map to myself.  Once I finally figured out what number I was, I dove into the...

I spend an average of 6 hours a day in my bathing suit from open water swimming in the Gulf of Mexico to teaching swimming at the Long...

I woke up this morning around 3 am with pain from head to toe. Sadly, this is not an odd occurrence for me as I deal with many forms of...

Have you ever had someone speak words to you that were so wise and relevant to your current situation that they literally took your...

We are beloved children.  God has gifted us with everything we could ever want or need - from breathtaking sunsets (and eclipses) to...

Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” My faith has been recently tested in the...

”For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Eph 2:8). ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬...

Simple doesn’t quite appeal to the modern woman.   Even as many of us long for a return to simplicity, we find our lives speeding up and...

‘The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to...