Devotionals

If you know me, you know I love talking to people. I enjoy engaging in conversation whether it’s one person or a crowd, a stranger or a friend. I can talk just about anything. But there’s one subject you will not hear me discussing … money. For as long as I can remember, discussing anything

My husband and I share a small home office. Every day, I hear him in meeting after meeting. He is often connecting with people on a screen whom he has never met. So, typically the conversations start with some small talk. The hot weather in Texas or our not-so-hot football team are a couple of

While on our vacation in New York City, we stopped by the Rockefeller Center.  It’s an iconic place to visit and surrounded by high end stores.  We found ourselves walking into one jewelry store and were oohing and awing the entire time. One of the pieces was a ruby bracelet…gorgeous and extravagantly-priced, too! A ruby

Competition is in my blood. My parents were both competitive students growing up and it got passed down to their children. One of our favorite things to do in Sunday School was memory verse competition. The student who recited the most number of verses won First Place. The weeks leading to the big day were

My neighborhood is an entire ecosystem.  Behind our house, there is a farm with cows and a donkey.  There is a pond on the farm that is home to some ducks.   On the street behind us, several of the homes have chicken coops.  We’ve caught two snakes in our garage and found a few turtles

“Delayed obedience is disobedience.” Dad has a lot of one-liners that are catchy, but meaningful. We heard a lot growing up. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” (Clean your room!) “Do your best and try to be the first!” (Dad’s mantra on the way to school) “Stop coming and come!” (Get in the car. We are

I credit my mom for teaching me a few raw and real-life lessons about the mind of a man. Mom is a godly woman who raised us using biblical principles. She is no-nonsense and tells it like it is. There’s no wondering what she means. Early on, I learned the importance of how to talk,

If you are not signed up for our Old Testament reading plan, I would encourage you to do so! Taking the entire year to read just the Old Testament has been really great.  Every time I read the Bible, I “find” something different. Earlier this year, we read through Exodus.  In Exodus 19, the Israelites

Humility Empathy Patience Self-reflection Wisdom That’s quite a list, isn’t it?  For the past ten years, I have seen these traits evident in our visionary, Anu. In fact, these are among the many traits that have made her an amazing leader to our ministry team.  Let’s face it: leading a team, especially one comprised of

We were sitting in the back row of the church, deep in conversation. Since service had ended about an hour prior, the pews had emptied out and it was just the two of us. I was in my early 20’s and she was in her early 80’s. A sweet, beautiful woman with gray and black