More Like Jesus and Less Like Jessie
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. I had a rotten week. (Online, my week looked great, but in my “real life” it was a tough one.) Do you remember the man at the pool of […]
We’re all humans with a sin nature.
Back when my kids were little, like elementary school age, one of my best friends and I put on the fall and spring Presentation Nights for our homeschool co-op. There were fifty families in it and homeschoolers usually have more than the average amount of kids (ha!). It served as a Christmas program, speech credit […]
If you love me you would…
Have you ever said that? When I was younger I was taught not to say that. I was also taught that anyone who said that to me was trying to manipulate me. I guess I’ve always agreed with that teaching – I don’t want to use someone’s “love” toward me as a club to beat […]
My Purpose List
I hope everyone has had an amazing week! Mine has been busy. This time of year tends to be that way, right? I have a picture on Facebook somewhere of some of the produce I harvested from my garden. Gardening was something I gave up so I could write books, but after being in Pittsburgh […]
God. Is. Enough.
Here’s a devotional that I shared in the Reader Chat at the beginning of the year. I have a person that I deal with rather frequently, and I like them. They claim to be a Christian. But there are certain situations I’m in with that person when their whole personality seems to change and I […]
The Parable of Talents
I’ve been thinking of the parable of the talents lately. You know, the one where Jesus talks about the three servants whose master was going away. He gave one servant ten talents to keep while he was gone. One servant five, and one servant, two. When the master came back the servants with ten and […]
A Humble Spirit
This past week I was thinking about the baby in the manger. God in the manger. The Creator of the Universe and everything in it, lying, naked and helpless, alone and poor, in the manger. Our example of humility. I know we’ve all heard it – how he left the glory and power of His […]
Who needs GPS?
Devotion from Jessie (from January of this year in the Reader Chat): Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Psalm 51:8 I’m not very good at looking back. I like to look ahead. Looking back depresses me. But I saw in another author’s group where she […]
Your FR.EE weekend audio!
Hello Sweet Readers! Happy July! I have several things I want to tell you, and I have a devotion below, but first, I have a new release from a good friend of mine! Bridget writes smart and intricately plotted books that sweep a reader away. (Along with being a writer she has five kids and […]
Something new you’ll love!
Hello Sweet Readers! I hope you guys are doing well! I have a bunch of things in this newsletter, including something I’ve never had before. First, I wanted to share this new release from the clever and witty Emma St. Clair! New from Emma St. Clair! I won’t be winning any employee of the year […]