And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 Are you listening to Satan’s lies? You know, those all too familiar ‘whispers of destruction’ that speak self-defeating thoughts like, you’ll never be good enough, you’ll always be alone, you’re such a failure, you’re worthless, and that big one for so many of us, you’re unlovable.  After all, Satan

The deeply personal story I’m going to share today is a difficult one to write as well as share. As a writer, I express my deepest feelings and emotions best through the written word. But this post is one of the most difficult I’ve ever written, and yet, it could be one of the most important. Important because although it deals with forgiveness and the importance of forgiveness in spiritual deliverance, it also deals with euthanasia. We hear a lot in the news anymore about eu

One summer, when our boys were just little guys we took them to explore Meramac Caverns, a local cave and popular tourist attraction in our state. As you’d expect the cave was dark, but our tour guide carried a large luminous flashlight and the walkway itself was well lit.  At one point in our exploration we came to a place where there was no lighting and only the guides flashlight lit our way. The guide stopped, gathered our small group together and began to talk about the g

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. — Psalm 34:18 Sometimes I feel like such a phony. Since the release of my memoir, Little Girl Crying, I have received so many lovely emails, comments, and even reviews saying how “courageous”. “strong”, and “amazing” I am. When I read such wonderful comments, I always think to myself, “They can’t possibly be referring to me!” I do not feel worthy of any one of those comments, because I feel weak, pathetic

Trials come to each of us. We all must endure our seasons of adversity, and most of us realize that the storms in life can teach us a lot in ways other things can’t. For starters, they can build our faith and trust in God. They often keep us “on our knees” in prayer, and that can be a very good thing. But what about when God allows trials into our lives that seem overwhelming and never ending. Think Job.  I’m sure Job felt that his trials were unending and overwhelming, and y

Trust God. They are just two little words that we’ve undoubtedly heard over and over again throughout our lives. But for a whole lot of us trust doesn’t come easy in anyone or anything — especially God. Why is that? Maybe it’s a societal problem and we’ve been programmed to mistrust until proven otherwise. Maybe we’ve been hurt, abused or betrayed by people near and dear to us, and so we struggle with trust. Maybe we feel as though God let us down. Perhaps He didn’t answer th

How would you live today if you knew it were your last? Would you live it any differently? Would you live it to the full? Would you squeeze everything you could out of every precious moment? Would you spend it focusing on the positive instead of the negative? In other words, would you stop sweating the small stuff? Yeah, I think most of us would when faced with the certainty that our time here was up. The thing is, and not to upset anyone, but today could be our last! There i

My heart is heavy tonight. The tears fall freely as memories wash over me of a time long ago — a time when my now twenty-something boys were but little ones. I recall the noise and chaos of our home in those days. It’s now been replaced with silence. As much as the Contemplative in me loves silence, this isn’t a silence that blissful, but painful. I miss the non-stop chatter, the little arms reaching up for hugs, the never-ending “Mommy! Mommy!”, and reading a story to them e

I’m excited! The time is almost here! After nearly 5 years of hard work my memoir: Little Girl Crying: My life-long struggle with anorexia nervosa and the prayer that saved my life, is exactly one week away from its official launch date of August 11.  So this week I thought I’d give you a sneak peek into the book and post the Preface and Introduction. Many of you that have followed me for a long time now know that I battled anorexia nervosa and depression for most of my life.

“For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.”   -Psalm 91:11-12 Do you believe angels are watching over you? I do. I believe angels are in our midst! Since I was a just small child I have had dreams of my guardian angel so I’ve never doubted the existence of angels. But when that guardian angel  literally saved my life, her presence became even more real to me. Si

Not to be morbid here, but have you ever considered what your family and friends will say about you when you leave this world? This thought crossed my mind recently as I contemplated my own mortality. I haven’t been feeling well of late. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse — a condition caused by the many years I suffered with the eating disorder. It doesn’t bother me all the time, but I’ve been stressed lately and the MVP is rearing its nasty head giving me all sorts of problems. B

Who among us has not experienced one of those sleepless nights spent tossing and turning, our mind consumed with “what if’s” and “how will’s” instead of sweet dreams. It has been said, we live in an “Age of Anxiety” and who could disagree with that? Everywhere we look people’s faces are taut and tense. The prevailing attitude of society is one of disquiet and apprehension. I just bet you know someone that suffers from some disorder complicated or even brought on by stress and