I want to be a winner. I remember being in grade school and standing in line waiting to be chosen for a team. I’m not the most coordinated of people, but I was never chosen last because my fun factor was exceptional. I didn’t rank before the top-notch athletes; however,
Recently, my sweet Pastor husband and I have been binge watching Gilmore Girls. We get a good chuckle out of how they banter. In the episodes we have been watching, the character of Rory is a senior in High School and preparing to go to college. Though Rory desperately wants
What comes to mind when you hear the word zealous? Do you imagine positive or negative things? Is the word zealous a characteristic you wish described yourself? Zealous is not an everyday word; we don’t go around calling people zealous on a regular basis. Now a days we use words
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Nancy, and I’m adaptable. It’s not a characteristic I normally talk about. It’s one of those parts of me I take for granted. Years ago, when I took Gallup’s Strength Finders test, adaptability was identified as my number one strength. According to Gallup, I
Have you heard of Love Languages? It’s the concept that each of us speaks and receives love in a unique way. There are five different languages and unless you learn the language your loved one responds to best, he or she may not experience the depth of your love. How
February is commonly referred to as the month of love. Hearts are hanging in every retail store as we prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Many of us plan ways to shower those we love with gifts and sweet words of adoration. Some of us decide we’ll hide away and watch
You’ve heard the phrase “God works in mysterious ways.” That happens to me in my writing. Last week I wrote a blog I never intended because my thoughts were all jumbled on the blog I had planned to write. I sat down to write this week’s blog and quickly glanced
For the past several weeks, I’ve written about making 2023 the Year of The Word. I’ve challenged you to focus on knowing Christ in greater depth and intimacy. Whereas I had a plan for this particular blog along the same line of thought, it didn’t come to fruition. Concepts and
For the last two weeks I’ve challenged you to make 2023 the Year of The Word. The challenge originated from John 1:1 where it says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” My thought is, instead of aiming to improve
When our children were little, I planned vacations. I knew our budget was fixed and I wanted to pack in as much fun as possible. Consequently, I made sure we did something each person in the family would choose if he or she were in charge. I made the reservations,
