I did it — I was scared, but I did it — A few days ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone. I did a live chat in my Facebook group. No notes. Just talked. And I clicked replay too. Scary. Yes. But it had to be God. I heard, “Do this!” I obeyed. It wasn’t great, but I did it. …

A lesson on time — An advantage of being a snowbird is to meet other Christians in the United States (and not just online). A few years ago, I attended the American Christian Writers Conference in Phoenix. How did I do that? Well — God led me to a Facebook friend who invited me to…

Here is a way to listen to Him and follow His instructions — I have been thinking and praying about my Word of the Year 2023. Have you found your Word yet? Today I read Hebrews 11:32 to 12:2, and thought about my word. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily…

A look at the troubles with communities but how God works through us in them — Scripture: Matthew 10:1–4 Read the scripture above. Then read the quote below. “Parker Palmer, a spiritual writer of the Quaker tradition says community is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives. So community is not like a place where you love each other sort of…

A lesson on trying to be intentional — When I started to write with a prompt I thought, “yes I can write about that”. The word was “intentional”. Then I had interruptions, lots of interruptions. Five hours later and I planned to be “intentional” once again. There seems to be only one way I can work this intentionality…

Halfway through the 28 days of Advent — In my Facebook group, Growing through God’s Word, we have been walking through Advent, using scripture and a book called, Advent and Christmas Wisdom from Henri J.M. Nouwen. These are snippets from the first 14 days Isaiah 11:1–3 God asks my full attention. Look for small signs throughout the day. Keep distractions from Jesus to a minimum. “The small child…