In my thoughts, I had made the word imperfect synonymous with worthless, unusable, and to be discarded. And, unfortunately in this case, what I focused my thoughts on began to guide my behaviors. My self-worth suffered greatly and negatively affected my relationships. But did you know that God’s thoughts about ...

Have you ever looked closely into Psalms 24?  It begins by proclaiming who is in charge (God) and then describes the qualifications of those who can find favor to enter into His holy place, His holy hill.   One must have clean hands and a pure heart; he or she must ...

Contemplating my latest reaction to my teenage daughter’s negative attitudes brought me to the realization that my overboard emotional response was rooted in fear.  In Matthew 10:31, Jesus specifically stated, ” Fear not,  you are of more value than many sparrows.”  Jesus knew the danger of giving in to fear.  ...

Last week,  a humpback whale was sighted by a fisherman off the Faralon Islands.  She was bound up in all types of fishing lines.  Time was of the essence as she was having trouble staying afloat.  Arriving several hours after the radio for help went out, the rescuers went to ...

If the essence of my heart reveals the real me, I figured I had better start searching it to see what lay therein.  As I contemplated this gargantuan task, I decided to narrow down my project and start with the positive aspects.  I concluded a wise first step would be ...