Ever heard the saying that the light will reveal your true colors? Hmmmm... that got me thinking. Will our lives exude brilliance when exposed to God's light? But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Ephesians 5:13 KJV What if...  What if the light was coming from within … [Read more...]

I recently posted a quote with the same macro shot of a lemon that says, "When life gives you lemons, make lemon water." Just thought of applying that into my spiritual life today, hence the new quote, When life gives you lemons, detoxify. King David wrote Psalm 51 after knowingly committing a terrible sin before God. I'm not writing this post to … [Read more...]

There are so many things I hope to accomplish this week: from fitness and weight loss goals to blogging goals to getting our toddler to read and even zeroing in on our older kids' education goals. Not to mention the daily goals that involve maintaining the house. Sometimes, goals turn into aspirations. Unmet aspirations. Especially when your baby … [Read more...]

The week flew by just like that. It was busy, it was rough--as if the Enemy wanted to discourage us so that we'll lose sight of God's blessings. By God's grace, His blessings also came in a downpour this week. Which should we rather focus on? The challenges or the blessings? How about this... should we focus more on the blessings or on the One Who … [Read more...]

Today's devotion is going to be a little different--just as we did our family devotions differently today. We thought we'd change things up a bit just to keep from simply going through the motions without much--or any--understanding. To prevent our flesh from the temptation of falling into a mindless routine that could rob us of the blessing of … [Read more...]

Mountains. Majestic Mountains. Aren't they such a beauty to behold? There's a lot that goes behind the formation of mountains--smashing, shifting, pushing, erupting... movements from tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface. What's happening beneath the surface of your life? Are all the smashing, shifting, pushing, erupting turning you … [Read more...]