Tag: heart

Inspirational

It’s a Mom Thing

Have you ever had someone in your life who loved you unconditionally, cared for you when you couldn’t, or wouldn’t care for yourself, and was loyal to a fault? They did all they could to help you become the person you were designed to be. They had their own style, their own way of showing […]

May 11, 2024
Inspirational

Prayer: It’s Not about the Words

So, when it comes to praying, I’m fickle! Sometimes, I’m caught up in the moment, lost in God’s warmth and Presence, and feeling awed at our amazing connection. At those times, I don’t want to stop praying at all. I just want to hang out there and bask in the moment. We’ve talked. We’ve understood […]

January 5, 2023
Inspirational

What God Wants from You

[God] already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously.    Micah 6:8, MSG I appreciate this little nugget of […]

August 4, 2022
Inspirational

Heart Trouble

Bob Hope once quipped that “if you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”  From a Christian view that may well be so because charity is considered to be the highest form of love. When we lose our ability to love one another, we have troubled hearts […]

June 6, 2022
Inspirational

Shape Up!

A while back, I wrote a book called The Heart-Shaped Life Devotional.  The subtitle says: Choosing a life of steadfast love one day at a time.  I wrote this book because we live in a harsh world that seems to have lost heart.  Wherever we look, people are complex and violent, flawed at best and spiraling […]

February 21, 2022
Inspirational

Give Me a Heart Like Yours

In my prayer time, I often ask God to change me, to give me a bigger heart, and a greater understanding of what He wants me to be. I wrote this poem as a little reminder to myself. Perhaps parts of it will resonate with you too. Give me a heart To kindly see The […]

August 30, 2021