In honor of my newest devo, Bless Your Heart, I’ve been trying to become more aware of offbeat blessings … things we don’t ordinarily think of when asked about our favorite blessings, yet we’ve come to totally depend upon. Unheralded everyday blessings. You know, little things we’re sincerely thankful for but don’t necessarily dwell on … like ...
3 Incredible Promises of Blessing
Don’t you love it when a scripture suddenly jumps off the page and speaks to you in a powerful way you’ve never experienced, even though you’ve read it dozens of times before? That happened to me this week while I was studying Psalm 139, the wonderful psalm of David that is chockful of multiple assurances ...
Anniversary Blessings
Today is my anniversary! WooHoooo! I feel blessed from my split ends to my toenails. No, it’s not my wedding anniversary or the yearly remembrance of the day I first became a mama, although I do celebrate those milestones too. Today I commemorate – with total praise from the very core of my being – ...
Easter Blessings
My favorite Easter decoration is this little sign I post in my front flower bed. It’s not new. It’s not fancy. It’s not eye-snagging in the least. But it’s honest and blatant and bare-bones about the message it brings: That you may be missing a vital part of yourself this year (notice the bunny’s missing ...
Fishy Blessings
For a time, my 7-year-old grandprincess wanted to be a professional fisherwoman when she grew up. When I was her age, I dreamed of being a ballerina or a grocery store cashier (both equally glamorous jobs in my estimation), but with two brothers and a dad who loved nothing better than gripping a rod in ...
Conduit for Blessings
I’ve been rereading one of my all-time favorite books, God’s Smuggler, about the true experiences of a Dutchman called Brother Andrew in smuggling (then illegal) Bibles behind the Iron Curtain in the 1950s and 1960s. The remnant of faithful Christians in repressive Communist and Socialist countries was being systematically snuffed out when God placed it on Brother ...
Inspirational Word for 2024
Happy New Year dearest BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever)! Like many of you, I like to spend a few moments at the beginning of each new year reviewing the old year, thanking Papa God for His blessings (better to dwell on those, right?), and seeking a specific word to tape to my computer desk as motivation ...
Rolling Up His Sleeves Again
Ready for another everyday miracle? As you know, I call them grace notes. I never know if you, my BBFFs (Blessed Blog Friends Forever) really want to hear these or if I’m boring you to tears by constantly sharing them. Give me a little feedback on that, will ya? So last week, I ran outside ...
Stop and Smell the Blossoms
As a heaven-sent follow-up to my last week’s post on how spring has sprung here in central Florida, I witnessed a super cool scene yesterday that’ll resonate in my memory as a unique-moment snapshot for years to come. It happened as I was driving along a main thoroughfare – in a hurry as usual – ...
Counting Those Blessings
I’m thrilled to announce the winner of my Count Your Many Blessings Giveaway, but you’re going to have to wait a moment or two. First it’s my honor to share some of the many blessings sent in by you – my blessing-counting BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever)! Let’s praise Papa God with our BFF community sisters ...