The ideal American holiday season is full of parties, fun, good food, family, and joy. However, for some, this time of year can bring sadness and depression. Depression is a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is not something that one can just snap out of. Life…
I want to do it all! I want to be the perfect wife, mom, grandmother, Bible teacher, friend, athlete, rancher, pianist, and writer. I take life literally including this verse in Philippians. Unfortunately, sometimes my emphasis is wrong: I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Then I…
Encouragement for Women
Chronic health issues aren’t easy. Pain is lonely. You can try to help others understand, but others than those closest to you usually don’t understand. Here are some things that I have learned that help to make chronic pain easier on me and others. God cares. He is here and…
Love is a fruit of the Spirit. Once we have truly experienced the Father’s love, then we are free to love one another. Others are no threat to us – we are loved. Other’s opinions do not matter – we are loved by God. Our emotions will not rule over us or…
The next several blogs will be titled “Spiritual Heart Attack”. Any heart attack can be lethal or at the least debilitating. If you survive one, you must change some habits to stay alive. Proverbs 4;23 says, “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” If you…
God’s word is clear. If you have asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, then you are saved; you are a prince or princess – a son or daughter of the King of Kings; you are fearfully and wonderfully made; you are no longer in bondage to sin and…
Is a Christian sinning if he/she is depressed? How does a Christian deal with depression? The Bible says that Jesus wept (John 11:35), but the next thing he did was to raise Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43). How do these verses apply to me and depression? These verses changed…