Imagine that you are walking on a stone path. The stones beneath your feet are rough and uneven. After what seems like an eternity, you come face to face with a gate. This gate is unlike anything you have ever seen. It is made of solid stone but has no lock on it. The... Continue Reading →

“Human beings have a natural and innate need to bond. And when we’re happy and healthy we’ll bond and connect with each other,” ( http://www.chasingthescream.com/, Johann Hari) I have heard several people quote the author of a NY Times bestseller, Johann Hari. The opposite of addiction is connection - has people thinking. In his book,... Continue Reading →

Round and around and around you go. It never seems to change. One battle after the other. Why? Why the endless circle of chaos? You are blind. You need to open your eyes to see. Do you know who you belong to? We all belong to someone. We either belong to the dark or we... Continue Reading →

I have been guilty of fighting battles that aren’t mine to fight. Sometimes I think I try to take on the whole world. I love the Lord, I do so much- and yet....Something feels wrong. It feels like I am a caged bird, wanting to fly but unable to take off. Why? Surrender. I have... Continue Reading →

Fly! Spread your wings and soar above the treetops, above the atmosphere. Fly like the birds do, going where the wind carries them. I cannot get the image of birds out of my mind. Flying free, their song piercing the silence of the air. I have never been one to like birds, but the Lord... Continue Reading →

How do you answer that question? Why do you want to live? Is it for your family? Your children? Your ministry? If we live for someone else, what happens if they leave? Life is about more than that. You need to want to live for yourself. You have to believe that you matter if you... Continue Reading →

“Hope is the joyful, confident expectation that good is coming. It is an overall optimistic attitude about the future, based on the promised of God. ( unknown)” We under estimate hope. Hope is powerful. It is life changing. Hope is the reason we live. ( artwork by Lisa Albinus) If we ever let go of... Continue Reading →

Recovery. This past year has been traumatic for many of us. As we round the corner into the new year, I want to reflect on what we are leaving behind. “There once was a woman who had ten valuable silver coins. When she lost one of them, she swept her entire house, diligently searching every... Continue Reading →