Daily Devotions for Christians

It is not rare that God speaks to me during my daily walk with him, and today (May 15, 2013) is no different. The Holy Spirit has put it on my heart to create a daily blog post that would allow Christians to share their encouraging devotions and their testament to God’s grace and love […]

Streams in the Desert – Daily Devotions May 15

Men see not the bright light which is in the clouds. ~ Job 37:21 Have you ever flown in a storm?  I have and the image that I will forever have is when the plane ascended above the clouds there was blue skies and sunlight as far as the eye could see. Anytime someone asked […]

Streams in the Desert – Daily Devotions May 14

On that very day Abraham did as God told him. ~ Genesis 17:23 Today’s Daily Devotion talks about instant obedience and how important it is to act when the Holy Spirit prompts us. In this video, I share with you one of those moments that needed instant obedience and I am beyond humbled that God […]

Streams in the Desert Review

I had never heard of the Streams in the Desert Devotional until one of my Mom’s friends gave her a copy of it as a Christmas gift in 2005. Since I’ve been using this as my main devotion I figured why not do a Streams in the Desert Review and share my love for this […]

3 Silly Questions that Helped Overcome my Depression Today

Today was one of those days. I’ve been struggling with depression this entire week and today I kicked its butt! But not without the help of my heavenly Father and my earthly Dad. You see I have a 21 yr. old son that I only hear from when he needs something and though I Praise […]

Best Selling Books on Coping with Death and Grief

Let’s face it…one of our biggest fears is the death of a loved one and having to go on without them. The grief can be sometimes unbearable and doesn’t end quick enough. I know this grief all to well because I lost my Mom to cancer on August 13, 2006 and my brother to cancer […]

Who Cried for the Little Boy Book Review

DESCRIPTION: Ellen Huntington was a happily married mother of two when 17-year-old Josh entered her life. As Ellen deals with Josh’s past issues of abandonment, abuse, and dysfunction, she digs deep into her faith to survive in an unfamiliar world. After all the heart-wrenching struggles Ellen and Josh endured, is Ellen’s unconditional love enough or […]

Love letter from Dad to Mom

I found a short and sweet Love letter that my Dad wrote my Mom years ago that brought a huge smile to my face. 🙂 I have all sorts of Bibles that I read and today it just so happened that I picked up The Daily Bible® that my Mom had bought me years ago […]

Rekindling Childlike Wonder

GUEST POST: Since Thanksgiving and continuing into the month of December, my husband Gary and I have been enjoying watching Christmas-themed movies and other programs.  One of our seasonal favorites is “Elf“, starring Will Ferrell.   If any actor or actress captured the essence of being filled with silliness and a sense of child-like wonder, […]

God sees every tear we cry

Have you ever wondered if God sees every tear you cry and if so what does he do with those tears? You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. ~ Psalm 56:8 My mom use to tell me all the time […]