On many occasions, Jesus likened Himself to a shepherd leading His flock. When we hear His voice, we follow Him, He calls us by name and leads us out. (John 10:2-4) I love the picture of Jesus as the gatekeeper. He says, “Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go …
Today’s Psalm spoke to me, because I know God has heard my many prayers, my confessions and also my praises. He hears everything we say to Him. He never ignores us and never stops loving us. For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.18 If I had not confessed the sin in …
I came across this little book that I had bought a while back and started reading it again. It’s not a religious book nor a preachy book, but one that makes a lot of sense to me. No extreme food plans to remember. Talks about the 4 essential factors of meaningful weight loss- one of …
As you may know, I am a wellness coach, in addition to being a stylist. My usual clients have been women who are facing challenging or chronic health conditions and need some help in managing and improving their overall wellness. In recent months, I have been expanding my client base to include men and women who …
Do you ever feel like you have to have your life all planned out – that is is up to you to control all circumstances in your life? I do and it is exhausting! The truth is I am never in control of my life, God is. I march along planning everything out, obsessing about …
One of my very favorite passages in Scripture is when two of Jesus’ disciples encounter Him on the road to Emmaus, but they don’t recognize Him (Luke 24:13-35.) Do you know the story? These two have just come from Jeruselum and they are debating what has just occurred. Here is what happened: He asked them, “What are …
In today’s reading from Matthew 28, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb after having seen an angel of the Lord at the tomb. The angel had told them not to be afraid, that Jesus was not in the tomb and that He had risen from the dead. He said …
Christ is Risen! That is something to celebrate today as we contemplate what Jesus did for us – dying on the cross to save us. God is so awesome that He gave His only begotten Son to live among us, to teach us, to guide us and then to sacrifice His life for us. I …
Some years ago, I came across this verse in Isaiah and it really spoke to me. At the time, I was contemplating a new life being married and then it caught my attention again when I was contemplating retirement. Here it is: The Lord will give you the bread you need and the water for …
The other day, my husband and I were reading the Gospel of John when a passage jumped out to both of us in a new way. We were so struck that we read this same passage in several different Bibles (New American, NIV, NLT and the Message) for some different interpretations. That’s what can happen …