Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, Everyday Faith, Overcoming Fear
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I stand perfectly still and try to calm my fluttering heart. The sound guy clips a mic to the front of my dress and beckons me to center stage. Row after row of empty seats greet me. In a few hours, they’ll be filled with...
Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, End the Year with Less Fear, Overcoming Fear
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I feel a tug at the edge of my jacket and look down to identify the perpetrator. She’s brown and speckled with hair that’s sandpaper soft. Her belly is wide and she’s looking at me expectantly. I smile at her, “Okay, Mama Goat,...
Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, How to Be More than "Fine", You're Loved No Matter What
We don’t want to see the vacuum lines in your carpet. Instead we want to hear about what’s causing those worry lines to crease your forehead. We don’t want to be impressed by your cute shoes. We want a glimpse of your soul. We don’t want to read your “I’ve got it all...
Coffee for Your Heart, Everyday Faith, Hope/Encouragement
An old story goes that quilt makers used to intentionally put flaws into their work to remind them that only God is perfect. In a craft where every stitch counts, those women were declaring, “I’m not even going to try to be perfect.” While we’re not going to be...
