Radiant Promises

Today is a good day to rise above; look at life from a new perspective; see yourself as the beloved of a good Father; and remember you are not alone. You were made for love; for a purpose; with passions and dreams and the ability to achieve them with your Creator. Don't lose hope. Keep believing. Be thankful in your circumstances. Find the good in every situation. Love to all!

The Lord alone is our radiant hope...His wrap-around presence will strengthen us. Psalm 33:20 - The Passion Translation.

Of Fuel Pumps, Spark Plugs, Glitches, and Grace

I can't figure it out. Either Colorado doesn't want to let us go back to Texas...or our truck really doesn't like Colorado. So...what to do when you're carless and have five days in one of your favorite cities? Here are 5 things.
1 - Learn to use the very cool apps called Uber and Uber Eats. (Thank you, Bess Tracy, for tutoring us.
2 - Watch all the episodes of Manifest you've missed while on vacation by using your phone's DirecTV app.
3 - Enjoy Blarney on Belmar - including amazing Irish bagpipe, stepdancing, and  Irish pub rock in the Belmar shopping neighborhood. Awesome.
4 - Try Vietnamese food. Yum.
5 - Spend downtime outside in the cool air and warm sun - talking, reading, and resting. Oh Colorado!
A few days ago, I read a Facebook meme from Brene Brown that read: "Assume others are doing the best they can." I love that - both for others and for ourselves. We are indeed doing the best we can. Lord, help me find the goodness, hope, and thankfulness in every situation.

- Even at the Ford service center.

"Live inside the grace of one day." - Wm. Paul Young

BSSM Adventures: What If We Prayed Over Our Babies?

BSSM Adventures: What If We Prayed Over Our Babies?: What if we prayed over our babies, making declarations like: “You are destined for greatness; you are smart; you are going to be the happ...

Do You Have a Story to Tell? Let Me Help!

I'm so excited to announce my expanded business offerings that include an intensive one-on-one workshop to help writers organize their books.

The authors I work with have amazing life experiences - some of them difficult - some of them adventurous - and all tell a story of overcoming, showing readers how they, too, can gain victory in their lives.

Become the authority on your subject that God has asked you to become! You CAN write the book people have told you is inside you. This is a great way for leaders in business and / or ministry to kickstart the next level of your destiny! Check out my bio on the guide page and information on Awaken Workshops by clicking here on the new StoryWay website which went live today!

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"Our Words Create Worlds"

 My man and I have had a tumultuous decade. We are so blessed by it, but it's not without its moments of stress, uncertainty, and doubt about the coming decade. They say that the enemy's battleground is the mind. If that's true - how do I do battle to overcome negative thoughts and anxiety; sleeplessness and worry; doubts and fears?

Declarations! Yes - just as God created the universe by His words, I, having been made in His image, can declare and create my life, my destiny, and my response to everything.

What a blessing found on a mirror
 in a school restroom.

So...a few declarations I wrote for today:

1 - Today is the best day...and the best of my life is yet to come!

2 - I see God's hand at work every moment  in my life and in the life of my family.

3 - I am thankful for all the blessings of health, strength, home, and dreams coming true.

4 - I am protected, provided for, and loved.

5 - I am a force to be reckoned with because I am not alone. I have the Creator of the Universe at my side and in me to do all that is in my heart to do.

What declarations would you add?

"Our words create worlds." Quoted by many, but the original source is unknown to me.

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Happy Tune, Happy Story

Happy snowman,
Happy family!

I woke up this morning with a familiar old upbeat and happy-
sounding Beatles tune in my head. I had to look up the words for it, thinking the message must be from God to me today. I was shocked that the lyrics to this happy tune painted a sad, dark story.

Is this a reflection of my life today? Happy tune, sad story? Oh my gosh. No! That's not who God has made me to be. I am made for joy, for love, for praise, for life!

Lord, let my life be a reflection of Your happy song and joyful heart!

Getting real here. It is indeed the cry of my heart today. Happy tune...happy story. Period. 

Psalm 149:1 - Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It's time to sing to God a brand-new song so all his holy people will hear how wonderful he is! (TPT)

How to Clear Congestion of the Mind

Used to be when I skied my chest and head cold would clear like the parting clouds of a storm. Sun would enter into my heart through my eyes, and fresh air would invade my lungs thanks to the cold, fresh, thin air. The exhilaration of a mogul run would spring my body into action and into healing. By day's end my cold would almost be gone!
No doctor would prescribe that. I broke the rules and it worked.
So how, today, can I apply that to the congestion of my mind...a mind that needs to kick in to creativity...to write...to solve problems...to relate to people? What rules can I break that don't make sense, but ultimately will bring me into new clarity? Rather than sit at my blank screen, today I will play my guitar, paint a picture, run instead of walk, call a crazy friend, read good fiction, and dance in the living room. 
I'll dance and laugh at writing rules until that inkling of brightness breaks open in my line of vision and inspiration explodes.

Psalm 45:1 - "Like a river bursting its banks, I'm overflowing with words, spilling out into the sacred story." (The Passion Translation)

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