Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Last week, I shared a little bit about my struggle with PCOS. So what are some of the symptoms found in PCOS? Often signs may be found after the first menstrual cycle in a teen. However, the symptoms become more noticeable after weight gain. Some of the symptoms that are more common include: Acne Weight gain Trouble losing weight Irregular […]
Read moreWhen we are depressed, it is easy to think no one can notice. If they do notice, than they aren’t going to care because it doesn’t affect them. However, depression does affect others. At work it can affect the work ethic, team morale, and the amount of work that is accomplished. At home, everyone that lives in the household is […]
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This beautiful song was written by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey in 1937. Dorsey was born on July 1, 1899 in Villa Rica, Georgia. The 1930s were a difficult time for him. In 1930, his wife and newborn son died. He later said, “I was doing all right by myself, but the voice of God whispered, ‘You need to change a […]
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Sarah was the wife of Abraham {as well as being his half-sister}. We are told that she was beautiful and twice she and Abraham lied to powerful rulers about their relationship. When God told Abraham to move Sarah traveled with him and knew the life of a nomad. Sarah was originally named Sarai and God changed her name […]
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As a teenager, I dealt with issues that resulted from PCOS {polycystic ovary syndrome}. After gaining the extra poundage, these issues have only been magnetized. Having PCOS feels like a catch 22. Why? Well, losing weight is even hard because of PCOS, yet I know I have to get healthy. So what is PCOS? PCOS is a problem that occurs […]
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I find personality types very interesting. This is one of the few interest Mama and I have in common. Through my counseling and my own interest, which led to self-study, I began to learn more about the different personality types. This helped me to begin to understand my personality. Through recognizing which personality features I possess, I was able to […]
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Have you ever felt unfulfilled in your life? That was the struggle with Charles Davis Tillman. Born shortly after the end of the Civil War, to a Methodist Minister and his wife, he struggled to make his way in the world as a young adult. After committing his life to Christ, he spent his life working for the Savior. One […]
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Isaac, son of Abraham, needed a wife but did not want to find one among the Canaanites, where they were living. A servant was sent to find a wife. When he arrived in Abraham’s homeland, the servant prayed for guidance. Rebekah appeared before the man finished praying. She offered water to the servant and his camels. Then they followed her […]
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I’ve shared with you about my First Place 4 Health group and how much I loved them. However, I moved in the last year and I am too far to join them for regular meetings. Although, we do stay in contact online. But, it’s just not the same. I’ve tried finding a FP4H group, but there is not one in […]
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To deal with my depression, I had to do the hard work to pull back the layers. A huge part of this included learning to be honest with myself. I had to be honest with myself about my actions, reasons and motivations. Through learning to be honest with myself I also had to see and acknowledge my selfish behaviors and […]
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This popular hymn was written without the intention of ever being published. Written for the English holiday, Whitmonday in 1865. Whitmonday is a day for festivals in Yorkshire. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould recalled, “one Whitmonday it was arranged that our school should join its forces with that of a neighboring village. I wanted the children to sing when marching from one […]
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We’ve been studying the women in Jesus genealogy. There are three additional women that we know by name, although they are not listed by name in the genealogy listed in Matthew. However, they each play an integral part in the story of God’s people. We know not only their names, but their stories from the book of Genesis. These three women […]
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The other day I was reading a book and stopped when I came across a passage. I had to go back and re-read that passage a second, third…and even fifth time. The passage said “sometimes the spirit is willing but the body isn’t.” WOW!!! That really got my attention. There are so many times when my spirit is willing to […]
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Now the hard work began, I had to learn to be honest. Both with myself and with others. I wanted healing to be instantaneous but it wasn’t. Healing takes a lot of time and a lot of work. There were numerous layers that had to be pulled back. Often, I felt that I’d learned one lesson or worked through one […]
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Corrie Ten Boom had an amazing testimony for Christ. However, her faith and story came from the horrors of life that took place in Nazi Germany during World War II. Ten Boom was the only one of her family to survive the concentration camps. She later recalled a conversation she had with her father in which she could not imagine […]
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We’ve studied the five women mentioned in Jesus genealogy in the book of Matthew. However, we’ve learned that none of them were perfect and they all had choices to make. We don’t have to be perfect—none of these women were perfect. After all, we have an adulterer, harlot, and foreigner among the women in Jesus family history. Our consequences may […]
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In my day job I work in a rehab center. We have short term stays with people that have knee replacements, hip replacements and other health issues. On top of these wonderful individuals I work with, I’ve had friends and family members that have struggled and dealt with health issues due to being overweight. Watching the struggle these loved ones […]
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I was hurting and in pain and wanted to disappear into the depth of depression and darkness that encompassed my heart. Yet, I had to move forward. I could not stay in this holding spot forever. But how did I begin to heal? I wasn’t able to do it on my own. I also knew that I did not want […]
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This is a new hymn to me, but I discovered it working on another project and was intrigued. Sadly, I’ve not been able to discover much about the origin of the hymn. The hymn, Sweet and Clear the Birds are Singing, first appeared in print in 1919, in the Hymnal for American Youth. The lyricist is unknown for his beautifully […]
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Mama, If I’ve not told you…. …thank you for giving me life …thank you for loving me {even when I don’t deserve it} …thank you for laughter …thank you for training me in the way I should go …thank you for teaching me right from wrong …thank you for making sure I saw ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ …thank you for […]
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