Jesus and Coffee

The Lord is My Shepherd Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through  the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare…

Faith in God

Don’t we feel silly when we worry about something that never comes true.  God is so faithful. Why do I continue to question Him? So many times I’ve pouted. So many times I’ve doubted. So many times I’ve complained. So many times I’ve been disappointed. I am so UNfaithful. And I get so discouraged thinking: I’ll never have enough faith.  I will never be a woman of faith. True Faith depends not at all upon itself nor upon its own system of piety, but rather upon the…

A New Way to Make Goals

Do you struggle with setting goals for the new year? Do you make them too high and fail? Do you not dream big enough – finding that you meet the goals, but with little satisfaction? Throughout the year, do you find that your goals go by the wayside as “real life” gets in the way? I want to leave you with these two simple words: NO GUILT.   God’s grace should cover all of your goals! Do not feel guilty if…

New Year 2015

One year ago today we filled out our first application to begin the adoption process. In February, on the day of our first home study meeting, my husband found out he had lost his job. In March our family took a much needed vacation.  The day we were leaving we rejoiced in Jason’s new job. God was clearly working behind the scenes and for our good. In April Jason began his new job.  It has much better hours and we are so…