(Heaven Serenades are poems that could be read or sung, called Psalms) A wife sat by her husband’s side as she watched her husband dying of cirrhosis of the liver; he was an alcoholic and wouldn’t get help for his addiction. A mother and father stay awake endless nights waiting for their teenage son or daughter to come home safely from a night of partying and drugs. A child hides in the closet or under the covers…
Father, thank You for the Gift of Mothers! They are the kisses from Your sweet lips. They reflect the kindness and gentleness of Your face, And the strength of Your Amazing Grace. They are the teachers that guide our way. They pray for us when we go astray. Their love for us never wanes. Even when they are tired or under strain. Some of our mothers are so loving, gentle, and kind, While others left…
One of my favorite games playing with my sister was Hide and Seek; do you remember that game? I loved finding new places to hide from her in the house but my favorite place was the hallway closet. It was the place we kept all of our dirty clothes. So, if you can imagine, it was quite stinky in there! Guess what? That usually was the last place she’d never look. I also loved playing Hide and Seek with…
In 2018, I wrote a seven-part series called, “Two Trees in the Garden of Our Hearts.” If you haven’t read them, I think they will be quite interesting in understanding sin and the flesh, represented by The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, operating in our lives. It also reveals the beautiful gift of Jesus Christ represented by The Tree of Life. He gave us the fullness of His life and kingdom to live in and through…
Many of us grew up with poor self-esteem. Most of our lives were spent trying to prove how smart, how pretty, or how valuable we were. All of our personal and career achievements were saying to the world… “You see, I am worth loving and respecting.” Before I knew the Lord, that was my goal to prove… I was somebody. I became popular by singing, dancing, cheerleading, acting, and other things. Then, when I gave my heart to Jesus,…
In our Del Webb community, we have a women’s group called, “Enjoying God.” The group was formed by me inviting a group of women together for water aerobics. Eventually, the weather got too cold in our outside pool, and with social distancing, we couldn’t do water aerobics together in our inside lane pool. We didn’t want to leave each other, so the Lord led me to start a fellowship group. My sisters-in-Christ meet once a month to share our…
We Are Risen With Him… Yes, We Are Risen With Him Indeed! In this glorious season of celebrating the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord, I want to reflect on the reason for our Lord coming into the earth in the first place… it was for OUR SAKE. On Easter or Resurrection Sunday, the Orthodox, Catholic, and other liturgical churches greet each other with, “The Lord Is Risen” and the other person responds,…
(Heaven Serenades are poems to be read or sung, called Psalms) Our nation is going through such deep sorrow with the loss of so many innocent lives to gun violence… my heart is broken. In the midst of tragedy, grief, and loss, we can feel hopeless. Sometimes the pain is so overwhelming, we can’t even look or think about it. But today, I want to assure you, our ABBA (Daddy, Papa) is in us and with us as we…
(Heaven Serenades are poems that could be read or sung, called Psalms) We all struggle with something in our lives that we are trying to fix. We have tried all of our resources in fixing this one thing; I know the struggles well. But, I have learned a valuable lesson over the years and that is, whenever I am trying to make something work or trying to attain a particular goal and can’t reach it, or trying to…
(Heaven Serenades are poems that could be read or sung, called Psalms) We are so blessed by our Lord in so many wonderful ways, right? But sometimes, if we aren’t careful, because we are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ, material wealth, such as homes, cars, money, and jobs, we can become insensitive to the needs of those who are less fortunate. It is so easy to forget why Jesus died; to save, heal, and care for broken…