My Good King

Your life may not look like a fairy tale, and it may certainly not FEEL like a fairy tale, but I am going to attempt to prove to you today that your Christian walk parallels a fairy-tale life.  😊  Initially, this may sound almost blasphemous to you, but I am so certain that I received this directly from God.  I pray that it encourages you to believe that God is working in your situation whether you see evidence of it or not.  He is such a good God, and such a big God.  😊 First, I would like to start with the main points that a speaker made at a Girls Ministries camp that I attended a few weeks ago, which were the springboard for what God revealed to me. • It took a lot of courage for Cinderella to respond to the prince’s invitation to the ball because of how her family made her feel. • It also took a lot of courage for Mary to obey and follow God’s plan for her life. • If we agree to follow Jesus and accept His invitation, and keep our eyes on Him, He will take us on a beau

I am so grateful to God that His deep, unconditional love is enough.  :)

Just some words that spoke to me when I was reading my Bible.  So I decided to do a journaling page and really let those words sink into my soul.  It is so hard to hope sometimes when so  many hopes have been dashed over the years; HOWEVER, we know that because our God is so loving, we ALWAYS have hope, whether we feel hopeful or not. Here's another one I did to remind me that our God is a God of justice.

Just a simple, quick reminder of who we are in Christ. Have a bright, blessed, better-than-average day!  :)

 I recently received a Journaling Bible from a very kind friend who shares my love for creativity, so I thought I'd share a couple of my pages. 

In June I had the beautiful and long-awaited privilege of participating in a camp for foster kids .  It was a marvelous, life-changing experience that blessed me and challenged me tremendously.  Each counselor has the privilege of being “Jesus with skin on” for only two campers (children); this enables us to give the children our undivided attention, something they often lack in their daily life.  My role as a counselor was to put myself on the back burner and give all of myself to these two precious girls for four full days.  At about the halfway point, I began to silently complain because I was tired of giving and giving—I just wanted a LITTLE BIT OF TIME to make it all about me.  Then it dawned on me how great God truly is—He is big enough and generous enough to derive pleasure from giving Himself fully to each human being on this planet every single day. As I pondered this astonishing reality, I began to have a new appreciation for His greatness.  There are billions of people

I'm so sorry.  I AM working on a new post, but to tide you over until then (I should have it up by next Tuesday), I found this on YouTube and was so encouraged and inspired by it.  I will post the story behind the song, and then the link to the song itself.  I hope this blesses you! Story behind the song "Tell Your Heart To Beat Again" Lyric Video Have a bright, beaming, better-than-average day!  :)

These are my thoughts on Genesis 1.  If you were sitting in front of me in the classroom and we were reading together, this is what I would tell you.  :) So sit back, relax, grab a cup of water ... or Gatorade ... or a juice box ... or your Starbucks, and get ready to be fed spiritually! As you read, try to visualize (get a picture in your head) of what God created each day.  Imagine what it must have looked like to God--first there was nothing but darkness and water, then, slowly, each day, God could look at the new things He added to creation.  That must have been such a great feeling! Try to see it NOT JUST as a cool Bible story, but really try to understand that the AMAZING God we serve is really SO powerful that He could just use His words to make everything appear.  So, truly, NOTHING is impossible with God. Think about what you might be going through in YOUR life--some situation that seems almost impossible or truly impossible.  God CAN fix it if it is His will.  The sam

I read Psalm 40 recently, and it was a soothing balm to my needy soul.  It came at just the right time and brought healing and comfort to me.  I began to claim this Psalm for this season of my life, and I read it at least once per day.  The first verses of the Psalm describe a time when David had to endure a very difficult trial and waited patiently for God to deliver him from it.  Upon David’s deliverance, God gave him “a new song to sing.”  To me that means that when God delivered him from his trial, David experienced a season of great joy.  The last verses of Psalm 40 make it evident that David is going through another trying season, and he is leaning on God and trusting God to rescue him from the trial again.  I am inspired by the fact that David is waiting for deliverance with the full expectation that God will do it.  He knows God well enough to be able to trust Him for complete deliverance. Each time I read it, God would unearth new treasures for me, and I began to see a c