My God My Everything

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. On Palm Sunday my husband and I watched the classic movie The Ten Commandments. Egypt had just received the judgement of God through several plagues and the Israelites were given their freedom and allowed to leave behind their lives of slavery. The people were excited and feeling triumphant as they began their journey to the Promised Land. The air was filled with the sounds…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. In this season of waiting I have often found myself trying to hurry things along and solve problems in my own strength and understanding. As I run figures and shift things around trying to cover the gaps created with all the travel cancellations, I have a deep inner peace knowing that God will take care of the details, but I still try to fix…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. I use a local trail for walking and running that has several different sections. There are hills that have long slow inclines and others that have short steep climbs and I’ve given each section a name. The long slow incline I call the Sahara because it shifts back and forth and burns my thighs. The descent on the other side I call the Serengeti…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Have you ever said, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing?” I have and it is usually after I have finished off a large plate of food that at first seemed impossible and moments later it was completely devoured. How did I manage to do that? One bite at a time. There have been several moments in the last few months that I…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Everyday the media reminds us of the ever changing world events and stirs up emotions about what the future holds. Speculation leads to panic and unrest. Often I’ve tried to figure out what the outcome will be in the months ahead, but having never been through this type of situation before, my projections are just my best guess. There is an uncertainty about what…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. I would guess that if you asked anyone experiencing this quarantine if it feels momentary the answer would be a definite, “No.” When the first announcements of the quarantine were issued, two weeks sounded like forever and then it was extended. Two weeks seemed long, but now a full month seems like eternity. Waiting is hard to do, yet in the waiting amazing things…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. In the Travel Agency that I work at the majority of the commissions earned from Cruise lines and Tour Operators are received during the first quarter of each year. All those trips are booked during the previous fall and winter months and after the clients travel for the holidays and Spring Break we receive our commissions. Those commissions usually give us our running capital…

When you think of March 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. On March 1, 2020 I was on a beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Usually when I’m at a beach in the early morning hours, I find serenity, peace and tranquility. That was not the case the entire week I was there. One early morning while sitting on a beach chair I was trying to focus on my daily devotional. Several people were walking the beach,…

Passion Prayers are short prayers that I pray will help prepare hearts and minds for Easter. The celebration of our Risen Lord is today! Let these prayers help you refocus your mind and heart on the One and Only Savior who loves you more than you can comprehend and who is right beside you no matter what is going on in this crazy world. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Father, thank you for Your Son Jesus Christ who gave His life for us so that we would live and not die.…

Passion Prayers are short prayers that I pray will help prepare hearts and minds for Easter. The celebration of our Risen Lord is only a day away and the enemy is doing his best to distract us from focusing on the most beautiful display of love that has ever been given. Let these prayers help you refocus your mind and heart on the One and Only Savior who loves you more than you can comprehend and who is right beside you no matter what is going on in this crazy world. John 15: 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in…