She Stands

  As a parent we always see the best in our children no matter their downfalls, mistakes and failures in life. We see beyond the mess and see the message. We don't stand on the negative but yet cling to the hope of positive in the circumstances they face. I look for the testimony in the midst of the test, the character-building lesson and the growth of maturity in my girls when they have faced trials in their own lives. I look for God and watch His loving hand at work. If I can do that as a parent, why then is it so hard at times for me to see others through the eyes of God? Why is it I have those moments when I forget they too are a child of God and are in need of the same compassion and understanding I give to my girls and others that I love? It is easy to forget when someone hurts us to our core they too are in need of unconditional love. We forget those who are hurting often hurt others. Just as I look at my children with eyes of love in the most trying times, Jesus looks at ea...

  As Easter approaches, I have been thinking a lot about Jesus' time here on earth. We have all heard of his birth, his teachings, his signs, wonders and miracles. For the most part, we have been taught his life story from those who had the honor of walking daily with him, and from those who witnessed every aspect of his life here. However today I am seeing his life through a mother's eyes....... Mary's eyes.  As a mom myself, I can feel her joy when she looked into the eyes of her precious son. The miracle that she had been chosen to give birth to. That sweet precious baby boy that sometimes would fall down while playing; the one that cried out to her to pick him up. Can you imagine looking into those beautiful eyes knowing what his true purpose was? As a mom, I can only imagine had I been in her shoes, how extremely hard it would have been for me to let go.   I don't believe I could have let go............ In fact, I know I couldn't have..... Could you??? I ca...

 My heart is full of desires. Many are for my children and grandchildren to succeed and to be prosperous and live godly lives. For their every need to be met and for God's favor to be a continuous rain over them. I have desires for my family and friends. For happiness and joy to be a foundation in a world that screams sadness and despair. For their every struggle to strengthen their faith and victory to chant their names. And I have my own desires, those that I have hidden deep within the core of my very being.  Those I have tucked away behind the beating of my own heart. The ones I have secured and intertwined around my soul. Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. I love that verse. It reminds me how very much Jesus loves me that He will give me my desires. He will shower me, his daughter, with those things which I hold in my heart. But notice the first part of the verse...."delight yourself in the Lord"  To delight ourse...