Todays Bible Lesson is about saying goodbye. Today we lay my grandma Nancy to rest. She lived a long life, almost 92 years. She was a warm spirit of God. She loved everyone, cared for everyone, and grieved deeply for every loss. She would give the shirt off her back to help. She never did for others only her self. She was […]
Todays Bible Lesson is one on remembering and memories. Since I heard of Grandma’s passing, after the initial period of regret, I began to remember all the times we had. Her constantly telling me she wasn’t going to be around long, and me telling her she’d outlive us all. Our walks on Saturday morning to her beauty shop, then to […]
Todays Bible Lesson is one on loss. Death sucks. On one hand, it is a homecoming. You get to be one with the Lord. His promises of redemption and everlasting life are fulfilled. At the same time, there is emptiness, loss, and loneliness. I learned today of that my grandmother, Nancy Cammarano, passed late last night. She is not in pain […]
Todays Bible Lesson: I’ve been open about my mental health and one thing that is hard is when you left everything related to your mental health. For instance, when my body isn’t feeling good, I relate it to my mental health and self-worth. These are not related. Of course, mental health can impact your physical health, but your self-worth and […]
Todays Bible Lesson: I always wonder what I want to be when I grow up. In the “Wear Sunscreen” hypothetical commencement speech by Mary Schmich, said “Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life… the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives some […]
For today’s scripture, I want to share a pop song – Kindly Calm Me Down by Meghan Trainor. I know, what does pop music have to do with scripture and God? While this song is probably about a boyfriend helping her when “the world is loud” or when you feel “so cold, alone, Could you be my blanket”?, I think […]
Today’s devotional is about worry. Dealing with anxiety is hard. It makes worry part of everyday. Worry is difficult. Turning things over to God is even harder because that gives us control and having control helps ease anxiety. But, as I’m learning, I was never in control. I can choose to recognize HE is in control and act accordingly. Of […]
Life is hard. When we have trial and tribulation we make think God has forsaken us, it at the very least forgotten us. He hasn’t. Sometimes we need to be lost and in the wilderness. When we are lost and all the distractions are stripped away, we can see his plan. This is a time of training and being prepared […]
Today’s devotional and scripture was difficult. It was about how we devalue ourselves. How we look for things to cover up the lies we tell ourselves. Remember you were created beautifully. ———– The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. – Job 33:4 ———- “We all have them; the lies we believe. Yet […]
A friend of mine who posted daily scriptures left Facebook as of yesterday. I am going to try to take up his mantle. ———- Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams […]