PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• As 2018 begins to wind down, I’ve been thinking a lot about “Timing.” It was my 2018 word of the year. I’ve spent a lot of time this year reflecting on God’s timing and trying to understand it. I haven’t perfected the lesson, but I don’t think God expected me to… I think the goal was for me to accept … Continue reading 12.20.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Waiting & Timing
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• My first thought this morning was how much I dread today. Today is my Mamo’s funeral. And it feels so wrong to even type that out. But as I laid in bed trying to muster the courage to get up and face this day, the Lord reminded me of Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his … Continue reading 10.21.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Great Is Thy Faithfulness
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Though I didn’t personally know anyone who died on 9/11, like so many Americans, it had a profound effect on me. Seventeen years have passed but I will never forget that moment, that day that changed America. But the hope of Christ was there then, and it’s here now. Every day, people face new loss and new heartache, and Jesus … Continue reading 9.11.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Never Forget
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Fridays are the most highly anticipated day of the week. There’s even a restaurant named after the occasion (TGI Friday’s). For many, Friday represents payday and of course, it ushers in the start of a weekend break. Unless you work retail. The retail and restaurant workers cater to those who are saying, “Thank God it’s Friday!” Yes, it’s nice to … Continue reading 6.1.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Thank God It’s Friday
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Mondays have such a bad reputation. And it’s not that there’s anything bad about Monday, but it’s more of a guilt-by-association kind of thing. The weekend is over and “playtime” is over. But when we think about our weekends, are they really relaxing? Housework, yard work, soccer games, grocery shopping, laundry, entertaining, catching up on all we need to do. … Continue reading 4.30.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: A Reason To Be Excited About Monday
PRAYER PROMPT ••• Today is my son’s 20th birthday (or another way to look at it – my own personal Labor Day). On the day he was born, my delivery room overlooked the hospital helicopter pad, and I had an unimpeded view of what was going on outside. On January 19th, 1998, it was sunny; it rained, and it snowed. All in one day. I … Continue reading 1.19.18 Prayer Prompt: Milestones and Mercies
PRAYER PROMPT ••• Have you ever heard the phrase, “Hidden in plain sight?” It’s something that is so obvious, yet it’s often not seen. People act as if God is elusive, unattainable, or over complicate the truth that sits right in front of each one of us. People search, groping in the dark for a light that is burning bright enough to illuminate the whole … Continue reading 11.15.17 Prayer Prompt: Seek and Find
