Most wouldn't consider gossip to be evil. Yet, think back through your life when you felt someone was talking bad about you behind your back and how you felt as a result. Were there times when you had a heavy burden of someone's expectations placed on your back? Has there been a time when you said something about someone... only to find out that the person found out what you said? Think about how you felt in these situations. Then do the same, putting the…

A blessing from my heart to yours! "Lord, do good to those who are good,     to those who are upright in heart." ~ Psalm 124:5  

Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day. The little troubles we suffer now for a short time are making us ready for the great things God is going to give us forever. We do not look at the things that can be seen. We look at the things that cannot be seen. The things that can be seen will come to an end. But the things that cannot be seen will last forever. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18  

When I first began to start each day expressing gratitude, it was often hard to come up with three things. I began to realize how I spent so much time focused on the negative. I began to notice that the days that I began by focusing on gratitude put me into a good mood. I decided to put "post it" notes in various places to remind me to look for the blessings in my life. I eventually expanded that to feeling gratitude more. That further…

I am finding so many gems of wisdom as I read through the biblical Proverbs. Note to myself... The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,     and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,     and discerning if they hold their tongues. Proverbs 17:27-28

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who revere him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his…