Faith is the substance of hope and foundation from which it grows. Faith activates purposeful actions that reveal the heartseed belief. Faith makes way for purpose living.
Proverbs devotions offer tips and reminders for how you can live your abundant life one little bit at a time. “Prepare your outside work, make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house.” (NKJV) Proverbs 24:27 I told my son to get his feet off the couch. As the words were…
“Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.” (NKJV) Proverbs 23:12 “It seems that everywhere I look, I see antique cars. Why is that?” “You and your dad have been looking at them together a lot lately. You will see what you are trying to see.” The focus makes the difference….
I gave up today. The pressure had been building for months, but today it was all I could take. I threw up the white flag and tossed down my cards. I had enough. I shared my frustration over at Growing H.O.P.E when I talked about jumping in too early. I tried to recover by listening…
“Cast out the scorner and contention will leave; yes strife and reproach will cease.” (NKJV) Proverbs 22:10 My husband invested time hanging out with a childhood friend. “If I spend time with him then maybe his eyes will begin to open.” The friend continued to scoff at our life – picking and jabbing at any…
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.” (NKJV) Proverbs 21:5 Living out in the wilderness has many benefits. Planting a garden happens to be one of them. We have plenty of room to plant anything the heart desires. Living on so much land…
“There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” (NKJV) Proverbs 20:15 My father told my husband that he worried about me. He told my dear hubby that I did not speak until I was two. “But she has not stopped talking since.” I have released my…
The blog post by Seth Adam Smith about marriage sparked a lot of opinions. I took some time to read the original blog post. I also followed several Facebook threads and other blog posts that fell on one side of the issue or the other. I avoided commenting. I got the feeling from the comments…
My dad warned me that my true friends would be counted on one hand. I wondered what he meant because I had friends by the boat load. A few years later, after having lived off at college, I began to understand what he meant. I was home visiting and had brought along someone I cared…
I am not a fashion blogger – nor have I ever played one on T.V. I am also certain that staying in a Holiday Inn Express would not get me any closer to being able to pass for a fashion blogger. The closest I get to fashion is Project Runway and Project Runway All-Stars, but…
Stick to the positive – that was the advice I recently received at the #alsocme luncheon. People like to be encouraged. I naturally lean to the positive. The #bloglikecrazy challenge from See Jane Write Magazine for today –the halfway point of the challenge – does not make it easy for me to stick to the…