There are not words enough!

Lord you are amazing

My thankfulness is full,

It’s full to overflowing and of that I am truly sure.

So, now I pour it back to you with praise and adoration.

I love you Lord, I praise you Lord.

I shout out from every pore.

I can’t comprehend or even try to understand your splendor.

Your grace is overwhelming and your touch and love so tender.

You are my King of Kings, My Shout, My Shout of Praise and Exclamation.

My Lord My God, My Jesus Christ how precious is your splendor.

My Lord you’re what I’m thankful for, your glory and your wisdom,

Your artistry, your love unbound, it surely has no limits.

How precious is my Lord My God, My Christ, Redeeming Savior!

Your love I will never fully grasp, but now I sit and worship.



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I worship with a thankful heart, my heart, oh it is singing.

It’s laughing, can you hear it Lord?

It’s dancing for my savior!

I love you My Amazing Grace, how precious is your splendor.

I love you My Redeeming Hope, how awesome is your wonder.

You’re mighty and now I must stop-



In silence………

With a whisper……..



Oh Lord there are not words to tell and sing enough your splendor.

  My thought for this week is God is in control. I know we hear that so often. However, I want to take a moment out and catch our breaths and meditate on that statement, “GOD IS IN CONTROL!” He is you know. It may not feel like it and we are so programed to drive our own lives, but we can’t. We can try. We can absolutely drive ourselves and everyone around us crazy trying, but it is of no use to Him or us. We ultimately have 0% control. I don’t want this to seem scary or negative, because I know to most of us out there the idea of 0% control is just plain scary and not an option in our thought process. It is just truth. It is Plain and simply the truth. We can fight it, resist it, argue it and turn our backs to it completely, but when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of it simply, we have no control over our lives. God is in control. He can turn on the light and turn them off when ever and however He chooses. The only thing we can control is our willingness to trust Him and rest in His peace.


  So, this is supposed to be inspirational and so far it may sound a little absolute and harsh, but there is a light at the end of this blog. His control and our lack of control mean His worries and concern not ours. I don’t expect God to actually worry, but we shouldn’t either. We have no control. We should hand our hurts our fears our worries and concerns directly over to Him and say, “Here Lord, these came to me today and I believe they belong to you. Thanks for taking care of this for me. I know you’ll make the right decisions and do the right things.”

   It is really that simple!!So, I challenge you tonight as you lay down your head to truly give everything to its rightful owner. Quit breaking your back trying to still God’s job. It is not ours to worry about, so just give it to Him and rest in peace.

“Oh, this is so good and I like the sound of it, now can I actually join you in doing it myself?”

Philippians 4v6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.

Always flawed...........Always loved

Do we need to be perfect? Who out there shares the same issue as myself, when it comes to feeling like you need to appear flawless? I am OK with showing flaws as long as they are surface enough for me to poke fun at myself and give someone a good laugh. However, when it comes to the real stuff, the things that truly cut into my soul, I run away from everyone and hide in my protective bubble. Why am I so willing to offer advice or pray for someone and so un-willing to ask. The Lord said, “You have not because you ask not”. I am not asking, not telling and certainly hiding. My dear friend, prompted by The Holy Spirit, called me out on the floor this morning. She said, “Without the shield of your sisters in Christ interceding in prayer for you, you are vulnerable to the attacks of Satan. Why are you so afraid to ask for prayer? Why do you choose to suffer alone? No one has it all together and we help each other when we are transparent and ask for prayer.”


I was just searching and wondering, who struggles with this? This feeling that if they see the real me they won’t love me. Fear of rejection. Being vulnerable is scary. Are you refusing to risk allowing yourself to be loved? God loves us and created us to be loved. Let’s not rob someone of the blessing of truly knowing us, faults and all, and truly loving us in Christ.

Thinking about the Seasons of our lives

Spring, summer, fall or winter. If each season on the calendar represented a season in our lives, which season would you be in now?  I proudly call myself summer. I am old enough to know who I am through Christ and young enough to still want to take on the world. I have experienced marriage, children and life, but still have marriage, children and life to come.  I am learning to talk, walk and quietly rest in a garden. My days of being asked to be in weddings are, for the most part, over. Do I miss spring? Often when I see spring and all that awaits them, I long to dance around again with spring on a beautiful day. However, I know summer is where I am and enjoy jumping in the pool to cool off.
        Which season are you? Which season do you long for? I am thankful for the seasons in my life.

My thought for tonight-You are not too old!

I am sitting here in an apartment at Princeton University on the couch of a 23 year old Seminary graduate student. I am here for a writers conference in Philadelphia with some other women and this young student has graciously agreed to let us stay in her apartment. I am almost double her age and just starting what I  hope to be a career in writing and Christian ministries. I am reflecting on my week so far and all that God has done, and is doing , in my life, but I am also confused when it comes to this young student. I mean, she is fine, not a thing wrong, actually she is astonishing for her years. It just makes me feel so far behind. It makes me feel old and it makes me question, "What am I doing," and "why did I not start 10 years ago." I truly feel so far behind the race. However, God is gently reminding me this is not a race. He has a special plan and design for each and every one of us. God has made and designed us all special and different.It seems that as I edge closer to the direction that God is calling me, the louder the lies of Satan become. "YOU'RE TOO OLD, TOO OLD, TOO OLD!", I hear. Well, I say back tonight, no I am not, simply, no, that is a lie. The truth is that God has a plan for me, a plan for the young Princeton graduate student and a plan for you.  If you are out there tonight reading this and feeling like your time has come and gone, I am here to say no, that is a lie.

       I want to encourage you from the bottom of my heart to go for it. If God has put anything on your heart, please pray first, listen and then go for it. Please be encouraged! Goodnight.

 He has made everything beautiful in it's own time

Ecclesiastes 3:11