Who has control?

But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don’t think of ways to indulge your evil desires.
Romans 13:14

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A Quiet Heart

I just love it when God speaks to me from different directions - when He’s really trying to get me to “get” a point.
I knew I was going to post this quote below, but before I got started, I also read this post by my friend Kerry, over at and baby makes four.

Do Not Rush.
Trust.
And [...]

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More tidbits of revelation

There. Is. No. Condemnation. Period.

John 6:37 - However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
Romans 8:1 - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…

Though healthy eating would be a blessing to my body, and a good [...]

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Sorting things out

The religious rules that spring up around only eating when you are hungry and stopping when full are manmade religious rules that have to do with helping people lose weight; they do not prove one’s love for God. He certainly does not require them in the Scriptures.
– Adam Brooks, “The “Great” Commission of [...]

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Excerpts…

Save me, O God,
     for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
     I can’t find a foothold to stand on.
I am in deep water,
     and the floods overwhelm me.
I am exhausted from crying for help;
     my throat is parched and dry.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
     waiting for my God to help me.
…..
O [...]

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Overwhelming victory

Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?…No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love…Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Romans [...]

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Sometimes, it’s just a struggle…

I don’t like to whine. I don’t want to complain. But this is where I need to be the real me, so here I go.
I am depressed. I am unhappy. I have no reason for either. I am afraid. Many little things cause me emotional distress. Things that do [...]

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I’m over at Faith Lifts today - “God’s Love via the Internet”

Please join me.

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Celebrity Look-Alikes


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One Thousand Gifts - Part 58

436. Watching J5 press his toy cell phone into the crook of his neck and babble significantly into the mouthpiece. He is watching and learning and absorbing - all the time - even when I am not deliberately teaching.
437. Hot vanilla creamer flavored coffee
438. Re-acquaintance with the truth that I am a Temple of the [...]

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