Encouragement

I've been thinking about all that's happened so far this Christmas season. And the word that came to mind was "whirlwind." When I looked...

Last week, I blogged about embracing your age gracefully - whether you're in your 20's, 40's, 60's or beyond. By the way, I'm part of the...

Age has been a theme that keeps showing up for me recently. Could it be that's because I'm 67 years old? My thoughts on aging seems to be...

My grandson is with me often, which I love! What I sometimes don't care for as much is that I get to watch cartoons or tv shows with...

Crazy? A man walks down a busy street, Earbuds in, but I can hear him sing.  He’s openly dancing.  And he looks a little crazy… Or does...

After five years of being in bed in constant pain, being fed through a port in my chest, feeling unloved, feeling hopeless, feeling...

"Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please...

I've spent most of my life looking for love in all the wrong places. And to be honest, I didn't understand the TRUE meaning of love with...

Buddy, my overweight Beagle, hates getting his picture taken (isn't he cute?). But he loves people, all people! But it's very easy to...

My journey toward growth in the areas of giving and receiving grace was fairly straight-forward this week. I noticed that I gave myself...

Growing in Grace Close to a month ago, I started noticing themes about grace everywhere I turned. A sermon at church made me think about...

I have to admit - I didn't truly understand what healing from the inside out meant until this year! And I'm 66 years old (okay, sometimes...

You know - it's pretty amazing that when you start looking for God-winks, they are all around you! I had a post all ready to go this...

We had our Thanksgiving today so we could have all the grandkids together. And wow, this day blew me away! First Gingerbread house with...

Yesterday, I was walking upstairs and my little bench caught my attention. It is decorated for the Fall season and just noticing it made...

Halloween at the Turleys My hubby is like a little child at Halloween! Something about this holiday makes him so happy. He loves to...

When I visited my sister recently, we were able to go see the band, "We The Kingdom." It was such an amazing experience. If you think...

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your...

I think it's been about three months since I began wrestling with God. Every time I turned around, I was getting the same reminder, the...

Grace, mercy and peace will be with us from God the father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 1:3...