Author Archives: Dawn413

“Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 If you have been around me at all or for any amount of time, you know that my favorite thing to say is: “I love words!” My boys and husband affectionately consider me theContinue reading “The Power of Words”

From the Inside Out “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 Life is full of surprises. We make plans. We expect our days to unfold in certain ways, though aware minor things can derail or distract us. But there are those times, when everything you anticipated gets flipped on its headContinue reading “How Healing Happens”

“For am I now seeking the approval of man or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 Choices. Life is full of choices. Every single day of our lives. Often, we make choices about thingsContinue reading “Who Am I Pleasing?”

…Even when we do not feel like it “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 Maybe you are like me, and you can remember from your grade school years being taught “The Golden Rule” which is easily summedContinue reading “The Golden Rule…”

“But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31 When I have fallen and messed up in my life, they have not merely been small errors or minor mistakes. Nope, when I screw up, I make giant whoppers of mistakes,Continue reading “Repeat Offender”

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 As each new year is set to begin, I often spend the weeks leading up to it in quiet communion with God, seeking His face and awaiting His response for what He desires to be myContinue reading “I need…”

Lately I have thought a lot about prayer. As a woman who was raised in the church, prayer is a fairly familiar and common theme. Prayer was used before every meal, before bed, and, of course, who could not quote The Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6. I began to think about how we useContinue reading “Prayerful Intimacy”