“If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty or back to pain and regret.” ~ Jim Carrey We miss out on many blessings in life because we habitually rummage through our past, fixating on our regrets. Making a gratitude list is an effective strategy to help overcome the dark memories… Read More »
PunkinFutz Love
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me … Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~ Shel Silverstein What is PunkinFutz Love? Well, it’s a company founded by an extraordinary person who gave up her… Read More »
Lifting Up The Lives of Others
“My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.” ~ Mavis Staples For a person of faith and one who has enjoyed liberation over their hurts, habits, and hang-ups comes a considerable responsibility to lift the spirits of others. Our purpose is to create a spiritual environment where others can experience comfort and peace… Read More »
Contentment With Change
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ~ Epicurus As we move toward the midway point of 2021, the world is attempting to adjust to all the changes. In America, we have a new President… Read More »
Problem or a Blessing?
“Many problems are blessings in disguise” ~ Leslie Stone Take a moment to reflect on your life. Think about those situations you have considered “problems” in your past. How many of those problems turned out to be a blessing in disguise? Consider how God was able to produce blessings from your problems (Romans 8:28). The… Read More »
Lose Yourself In Service
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi The gift we have to offer to the world, given to us by the grace of God, is the gift of ourselves. We can love others by learning to be of maximum service to everyone meet and… Read More »
You Know The Little Things
“There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.” ~ Dwight Moody It’s so easy to take the little things in life for granted. Because we live life forward and experience it in reverse, we are most of the… Read More »
Spiritual Milestones a Celebration of Grace
“Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure, they can give us some much-needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in… Read More »
The Shade From God’s Hand
“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all, but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.” ~ Martin Luther Too often, we believe that following God and obeying God’s commands means we will enjoy a comfortable life, full of God’s promises and happy ever after… Read More »
Are You Going to Wear That?
“Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I’d rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.” ~ Dorothy Allison If you grew up in a large family or an economically challenged family, then you may have had to wear a lot of hand-me-downs. Can I… Read More »