I want to live my life on purpose but it’s so easy to get caught up in life that I forget to to be intentional. How about you? Living life on purpose begins by understanding that our life is not just a series of random events and that God has…
You know, it doesn’t seem to matter how old we are, there’s always something in us that calls us to something more: something different…some purpose that makes our life seem valuable. We are constantly searching for significance. And I don’t know about you, but I really want my life to…
It’s a new year, but what do we do when not much changes? That’s how it’s been for my man and me for over a decade in several key areas of our lives. Each year we finding ourselves praying about the same things we prayed about the year before. How…
Every year, many of us pray about ONE thing God wants for us in the coming year. ONE word that would describe what we believe God is leading us to do or wants to do in us, through us, or for us. Two years ago, the Lord led me to…
Do you wonder if God wants to use you to speak hope and healing into the lives of other women? Have you sensed His call on your life to tell others about the goodness and the greatness of God? We’ve all heard the expression, “I’d like to give you a…
This Christmas season has been a very busy one for the Shott family! If you’re a care taker you know that days are long and nights can be longer when your loved one is in the hospital on and off for a month or more and when they…
I absolutely LOVE Christmas! The lights, the sites, the songs, the sounds, the smells. The busy shoppers scurrying around in search of that special gift for someone they love. The tree, the decorations and the sweet memories we unpack with each decoration we take out of the box. Frosty, Rudolph,…
FALL ON YOUR KNEES! OH HEAR THE ANGEL’S VOICES! OH, NIGHT DIVINE! This is the season in which we celebrate the amazing LOVE OF GOD! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have…
You ladies know I’m crazy about Christmas! I love the the sites, sounds, lights and even the smells. It really is the MOST WONDER-ful TIME OF THE YEAR! But do you struggle with keeping Christ the focus of your Christmas? Isn’t it crazy how from Black Friday to Christmas day, we…
Have you ever looked around and noticed those super saints who seem to wear halos on their heads and seem to always say and do the right things. I want to be like that when I grow up, don’t you? When I ask those who seem to walk with God…