Happy Valentine's Day! While we are all thinking about love, it's a good time to stop and ponder exactly what is "true love" and how we can find it. Join me for this week's Encouraging Word Wednesday post, featuring 22 Bible Verses about Love and 6 free printables! When I was young and impressionable and up to date on the latest romantic comedies, I thought ...
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5 Reasons You Can Be Confident in God’s Love for You
Do you ever feel ignored? Unappreciated? UNLOVED? Today, I want you to know that the God of the whole universe is paying attention to you; he's listening and looking on in love. Find out how you can rest in and fully rely on his love today! When I was a young, single woman, I read the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I had heard so many people ...
Mississippi, Race, and The Only Hope We Have
Y'all, I know you've read the news. And, by now if you read this blog much, you've probably guessed that I went to Ole Miss, that my family went to Ole Miss, that my grandmother was Miss Ole Miss. (She still is, by the way. Ask anyone who knows her.) So, when Ole Miss makes the news because of the vandalism of a statue of James Meredith, it makes me think. Long and ...
3 Reasons the Love of God Will Change Your Life
This post requires a bit of background so I'll give it as required. It's funny, but for as long as I can remember, the song "Jesus Loves Me" has tasted like cookies (the flower-shaped ones with the hole in the middle just perfect for your pinkie finger) and smelled like the paper used to create the large pictures of Jesus used to tell Sunday School stories in years past, which ...