• A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27:9 💕
    A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27:9 💕
  • Waiting stinks. It goes against just about everything in our world today. Everyone wants everything RIGHT THIS MINUTE. Instant. Immediate gratification. On demand. We have become a culture that thinks waiting is beneath us and all things should come to us super quickly- and when they don’t? Goodness, do we tend to get irritated and angry! Waiting at a light, food delivery taking longer than expected, Amazon packages not arriving in 2 days, downloading something on your computer- all are things that can turn most of us into crankypants super fast! I think part of the reason why we struggle with waiting is because we often equate waiting with inactivity and inactivity with being unproductive. But honestly waiting, which can also be translated as hoping, means to wait with expectation, to look for. Waiting is something that puts us in a position to experience more of God’s love and grace in our lives- WHILE we wait. So often waiting gives us an opportunity to see God work in ways we COULD NOT and WOULD NOT see otherwise. During these periods of waiting God is often refueling and refining us for what He has in store. God knows that we would never choose to wait, so He provides opportunities to wait in order to see that His way is actually the best way. He uses the wait to grow our faith as we acknowledge our need for Him and learn to trust Him. God never wastes our waiting. He uses it to do a work in our lives so that He can do a work through our lives. Psalm 27: 14 is a reminder of to us to WAIT for Him. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. My prayer today is that we are reminded of this command to wait and instead of being irritated by it, that we are comforted by it. That we are reminded that our waiting is so needed and restores strength. That our waiting invites us to see that God is far greater than any strength we could ever muster on our own. That our waiting helps us to see that God is ALWAYS at work revealing His love and grace and that He never wastes our waiting.❤️
    Waiting stinks. It goes against just about everything in our world today. Everyone wants everything RIGHT THIS MINUTE. Instant. Immediate gratification. On demand. We have become a culture that thinks waiting is beneath us and all things should come to us super quickly- and when they don’t? Goodness, do we tend to get irritated and angry! Waiting at a light, food delivery taking longer than expected, Amazon packages not arriving in 2 days, downloading something on your computer- all are things that can turn most of us into crankypants super fast! I think part of the reason why we struggle with waiting is because we often equate waiting with inactivity and inactivity with being unproductive. But honestly waiting, which can also be translated as hoping, means to wait with expectation, to look for. Waiting is something that puts us in a position to experience more of God’s love and grace in our lives- WHILE we wait. So often waiting gives us an opportunity to see God work in ways we COULD NOT and WOULD NOT see otherwise. During these periods of waiting God is often refueling and refining us for what He has in store. God knows that we would never choose to wait, so He provides opportunities to wait in order to see that His way is actually the best way. He uses the wait to grow our faith as we acknowledge our need for Him and learn to trust Him. God never wastes our waiting. He uses it to do a work in our lives so that He can do a work through our lives. Psalm 27: 14 is a reminder of to us to WAIT for Him. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. My prayer today is that we are reminded of this command to wait and instead of being irritated by it, that we are comforted by it. That we are reminded that our waiting is so needed and restores strength. That our waiting invites us to see that God is far greater than any strength we could ever muster on our own. That our waiting helps us to see that God is ALWAYS at work revealing His love and grace and that He never wastes our waiting.❤️
  • CHEERS to my precious girl who accepted an offer for her first job today! 🥂 I am so proud of her and so excited to see what God has in store for her ....but gosh I’ll miss her when she moves to Dallas! CONGRATULATIONS sweet girl! 🎉😘
    CHEERS to my precious girl who accepted an offer for her first job today! 🥂 I am so proud of her and so excited to see what God has in store for her ....but gosh I’ll miss her when she moves to Dallas! CONGRATULATIONS sweet girl! 🎉😘
  • It's easy to know WHAT to do. I mean we all KNOW we should...eat more veggies & less processed foods, exercise daily, love others, get enough sleep, drive the speed limit, put others before ourselves....but actually DOING IT? Gosh that's sometimes so stinkin' hard. (Why? Because pizza & chocolate covered raisins are yummy, being lazy is our nature, Netflix exists and we are sinful and selfish humans who like getting our own way!). I read James 1:19-22 this morning and I so love the Message version of these instructions to us: Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! My prayer for us today is that we are able to not be merely listeners of the word but DOERS. That no matter what He calls us to, no matter how unqualified or unprepared we feel- that we DO IT, without hesitation - knowing HE will equip us. That we are obedient regardless of how we feel about it. #beahearer&adoer
    It's easy to know WHAT to do. I mean we all KNOW we should...eat more veggies & less processed foods, exercise daily, love others, get enough sleep, drive the speed limit, put others before ourselves....but actually DOING IT? Gosh that's sometimes so stinkin' hard. (Why? Because pizza & chocolate covered raisins are yummy, being lazy is our nature, Netflix exists and we are sinful and selfish humans who like getting our own way!). I read James 1:19-22 this morning and I so love the Message version of these instructions to us: Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! My prayer for us today is that we are able to not be merely listeners of the word but DOERS. That no matter what He calls us to, no matter how unqualified or unprepared we feel- that we DO IT, without hesitation - knowing HE will equip us. That we are obedient regardless of how we feel about it. #beahearer&adoer
  • Had a rough day and need a smile? Here you go! #mememonday
    Had a rough day and need a smile? Here you go! #mememonday
  • Five years ago today I bought these bowls with my sweet friend Betty after getting my brain tumor diagnosis from my doctor (Truth: Only AFTER crying a lot, praying a bunch, & having a big old margarita first!). Every time I take one of these out of the cabinet I think TUMOR BOWL (but I think of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying it in his voice 🤣) & how very thankful I am. Thankful for God's mercy & grace & kindness to me. Thankful for the amazing, precious lessons He taught me & the blessings He gave me through that trial and time in my life. I truly wouldn't change that part of my life if I could. Happy 5th Brain Tumor Diagnosis Day to me! #weshouldhaveacake #schwanomapartyanyone? ❤️
    Five years ago today I bought these bowls with my sweet friend Betty after getting my brain tumor diagnosis from my doctor (Truth: Only AFTER crying a lot, praying a bunch, & having a big old margarita first!). Every time I take one of these out of the cabinet I think TUMOR BOWL (but I think of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying it in his voice 🤣) & how very thankful I am. Thankful for God's mercy & grace & kindness to me. Thankful for the amazing, precious lessons He taught me & the blessings He gave me through that trial and time in my life. I truly wouldn't change that part of my life if I could. Happy 5th Brain Tumor Diagnosis Day to me! #weshouldhaveacake #schwanomapartyanyone? ❤️
  • No matter what you face today, you do not face it alone because God is with you. When you are facing something scary and overwhelming, God is with you. No matter how alone you may feel, you are never alone because God is with you, ALWAYS. What feels so big and scary and hard gets smaller and weaker and so much easier when we remember that God is with us. He reminds us in Joshua 1:9...Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” My prayer today is that when we feel overwhelmed that we are reminded that God is with us and instead, are overwhelmed by his comfort and peace. That we are able to find rest in the truth that His peace CAN and will overcome the stress and chaos when we focus on Him instead of our circumstances. 💕 NOTE: Image not mine- searched for it to find the owner with no luck. If you know please let me know!
    No matter what you face today, you do not face it alone because God is with you. When you are facing something scary and overwhelming, God is with you. No matter how alone you may feel, you are never alone because God is with you, ALWAYS. What feels so big and scary and hard gets smaller and weaker and so much easier when we remember that God is with us. He reminds us in Joshua 1:9...Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” My prayer today is that when we feel overwhelmed that we are reminded that God is with us and instead, are overwhelmed by his comfort and peace. That we are able to find rest in the truth that His peace CAN and will overcome the stress and chaos when we focus on Him instead of our circumstances. 💕 NOTE: Image not mine- searched for it to find the owner with no luck. If you know please let me know!
  • ❤️🌵 Shirt Fundraiser: My precious friend Sherri Brice is a one of a kind friend & to know her is to love her. Her generous heart, her fabulous sense of humor, her wicked smart mind and her love for adventure make her a true blessing to anyone lucky enough to know her. Sherri, beloved eye doctor, wife, mother, sister, and friend was diagnosed with ALS in February 2018. This recent diagnosis of ALS has been devastating to all those who love her- leaving everyone at a loss for what they can do to help her as she battles this horrid disease. She is GREATLY loved and our prayer is that these shirts will be a visible reminder of her and her faith that God is good, even while facing this devastating disease. Daniel 3:18 is her favorite verse and a beautiful reminder of His goodness, regardless of our circumstances. The proceeds from this shirt will go to Sherri and her family to help to remodel one of the bathrooms in their house so it is completely handicap accessible as well as her many medical needs. Thank you for helping to bless sweet Sherri! ❤️ IMPORTANT NOTES: Because this shirt has so many colors in the design, it’s a little more expensive than past fundraisers. We are offering a crew neck shirt for $20, a v-neck black shirt for $23, and a long sleeved crew neck black shirt for $25. The v-neck is not the brand I usually order (sadly it wasn’t available) so you might want to size up on it. Because of the higher cost if you are local to BCS you can choose the pick up option and pick up the shirt from me once they arrive (two weeks after the close of the fundraiser). All of those ordered from out of town will need to select the $5 shipping option. It’s super easy to order- link in profile. https://www.customink.com/fundraising/blessing-sweet-sherri
    ❤️🌵 Shirt Fundraiser: My precious friend Sherri Brice is a one of a kind friend & to know her is to love her. Her generous heart, her fabulous sense of humor, her wicked smart mind and her love for adventure make her a true blessing to anyone lucky enough to know her. Sherri, beloved eye doctor, wife, mother, sister, and friend was diagnosed with ALS in February 2018. This recent diagnosis of ALS has been devastating to all those who love her- leaving everyone at a loss for what they can do to help her as she battles this horrid disease. She is GREATLY loved and our prayer is that these shirts will be a visible reminder of her and her faith that God is good, even while facing this devastating disease. Daniel 3:18 is her favorite verse and a beautiful reminder of His goodness, regardless of our circumstances. The proceeds from this shirt will go to Sherri and her family to help to remodel one of the bathrooms in their house so it is completely handicap accessible as well as her many medical needs. Thank you for helping to bless sweet Sherri! ❤️ IMPORTANT NOTES: Because this shirt has so many colors in the design, it’s a little more expensive than past fundraisers. We are offering a crew neck shirt for $20, a v-neck black shirt for $23, and a long sleeved crew neck black shirt for $25. The v-neck is not the brand I usually order (sadly it wasn’t available) so you might want to size up on it. Because of the higher cost if you are local to BCS you can choose the pick up option and pick up the shirt from me once they arrive (two weeks after the close of the fundraiser). All of those ordered from out of town will need to select the $5 shipping option. It’s super easy to order- link in profile. https://www.customink.com/fundraising/blessing-sweet-sherri
  • Have a rough Monday? Here are some memes to cheer you up! ☺️ #mememonday
    Have a rough Monday? Here are some memes to cheer you up! ☺️ #mememonday