Wake up my Heart!

Scripture of the Day: John 14:21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. I moved the prayer from the end to the beginning...because if you don't make it through this whole thing, the prayer is what is important! Heavenly Father God; thank you for loving us. Thank you for the head knowledge of that every day. Please help us not only know it; help us feel it in our hearts. God, you show us you love us every day in numerous ways and we don't always pay enough attention to see it. Sometimes it doesn't come in the form of the words, "I love you." Sometimes we have to search for it. Help us see it. Help us embed the concept that you love us and we are YOURS. Forever. On good days and bad days, you stay the same. Thanks to Jesus, you love us no matter what. Help us love you that same way; and help us extend that uncomplicated love to others.  ...

Scripture of the Day: Luke 12:34 Where your treasure is, there your heart will be. I'd like to insert a word there; so it reads: "Family, where your treasure is, there your heart will be." Yesterday was Mother's Day and I couldn't write a FaceBook post fitting to the mothers in my life! Here is a much lengthier version :) There are so many. There is Trish, my mother-mother, who took care of me in my sickest times and demonstrated the importance of staying strong when your child is weak. A lesson I appreciate more now as a mother myself with a son who has had hospital stays! She will fight for what is right, remain loyal to the end and has a strong desire to help those who need a little (or a lot) of accounting help. It has been a blessing to see her in her work element this last year.! My verse for her because of my health issues and then hers is Joshua 1:9, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be wit...

Scripture of the Day: 1 Corinthians 12:7-9 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit... 2016 has been rough on me. Mentally, emotionally and especially spiritually. I've been trying - jealous of the godly women around me who seem to be gifted with the faith mentioned above when mine seems stuck somewhere I can't find. That's the gift I have been coveting. And then yesterday two tiny (but glorious) things happened. I have been gifted with a Spirit of knowledge in rare situations. And this knowledge comes in the form of something my hubby thinks was created by hallmark - emotions :). I think at certain times (either out of grief or a combination of complex emotions), people feel TOO much and God has blessed me to be an empath for a lit...

Scripture of the Day: John 1:12-14 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. Of late, one of my favorite songs is Chris Tomlin's, "Good, Good Father." The chorus (with way more repetition) goes, "You're a good, good, Father - it's who you are. And I'm loved by you - it's who I am." Yesterday I was hit with a metaphorical bus. A big bus. A shake you to your core bus. And when I start to think about the implications and the future I kind of go crazy. It is then that God calls me back to those two fundamental things. 1) He is a good Father and 2) I am loved by him. The rest matters...but not as much as those two things. What in my life is more important than my husband? What is more important than my son? What is more important than my role as a daughter/sister/friend? Being ...

Scripture of the day - Jeremiah 29:11-13: "For I know the plans I have have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." When I was back at a women's retreat 2 months ago, I was reminded of how much my relationship with my God and my man are tied together. When I met my husband, I was not a Christian. Had you asked, I would have told you I was, because I had always believed in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, but I was missing some very crucial pieces. However, shortly after meeting Nathan, we had a long conversation (as they all were then!) and spent time discussing my future plans. I was planning to move back to Wisconsin because I felt I should...but something didn't feel right with those plans. And then Nathan said the words that changed my life forever,...