Oh my! Thanksgiving is next week … and then Christmas is just around the corner!  As you know … I love Christmas! I take delight in celebrating this magnificent history-making event every day of the calendar year. 

Enjoy this excerpt from my latest book, Today Is a Verb.

Enjoy this excerpt from my latest book, Today Is a Verb.

This is an interesting year politically, isn’t it?  We have all been confused and even offended by rhetoric, by name-calling, by division, and by deceit. I hardly know what to believe anymore. I have determined not to talk about the specifics of politics on social media or in a public forum. However, let me tell you in general what I have decided. 

From Guest Blogger Tami Hulse: When we pray, we are not trying to persuade God to join us in our service for Him; prayer is the  activity of joining God in His ministry.

Ever since I was a little girl with blonde ringlets cascading down my back and sitting in Mrs. Dombrowski’s first grade classroom, I have loved words.  I can’t exactly explain it … but at that inexperienced age of 6 years old … I knew that words held power.

I intend to cross my finish line sweaty, not rusty, as I continue to teach the Word of God and encourage my generation with the joy of His presence. The goal of my life is to make hell smaller and heaven bigger. I will not be quiet; I will not pause and I will not be distracted from this call.

It is October 1! Do you know what that means?! Let me explain …My name is Carol and I love Christmas more than chocolate … more than shopping … and more than the beach.

From Guest Blogger Barbara Wright: Baskets brimming with the last offerings from our summer gardens are one of the most beautiful harbingers of Fall. We feel it in the air- Thanksgiving is just around the corner...

We have all been created on purpose … with purpose … and for purpose.  Why is it then that so few of us actually live in that sweet spot of God-given purpose? Why is it that we are content to settle for mediocrity, for half-a-life, for busyness rather than for usefulness?

I have a sweet, small decorative pillow that sits proudly on my guest bedroom bed.  This darling stuffed piece of fabric announces winsomely, “Home is Where Your Story Begins!”.

If I am required to once again walk the lonely road of suffering and grief … I will walk it with joy knowing that it leads me to something extraordinarily good.

From Guest Blogger Christy Christopher: It is possible to love the Lord with all your heart, fear Him and walk in His ways, yet suddenly find yourself catapulted into deep trouble and darkness.

I never have had a better idea than God.  Never. Not in over 6 decades of living have I found myself even one time to be as smart as or as wise as my Father.

Rather than remaining in a place of penetrating disappointment, know that because of the power and love of God, nothing this side of heaven has the capacity to “dis”-appoint you. You have been eternally and unflinchingly appointed for His purposes and His plans.