- Vanity oh Vanity
I am fearfully and wonderfully made, I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.. (Psalm 139:14).
So today I had the great privilege of speaking to the girls who attended the Woman Inspired conference. This is how I had to do it. Look closely at my chin. After five months I am still battling a skin staph infection. Posted about it
- Hard Confessions
My husband I started Refresh My Soul Ministries because we looked around and saw all the weary saints. We wanted to help and help them come back to refreshment that can only truly come from the Lord. Great concept right? We knew for certain that the Lord laid this heavy burden on our hearts for a reason so we stepped out in faith and started this ministry.
God has brought along some dear life
- Power of the Ten Commandments
Today was a really rough day with the girls. They were not wanting to get along at all in the morning. It figures because I was trying to host a conference. This has been going on for about a week or so now and deeply grieves my heart. I have been praying for a breakthrough and today we got one! Praise God.
I was making them just sit with me while I was working out on the treadmill. They had to
- Health Update
I have been feeling much stronger. I am still on a number of supplements to aid me in this process of rebuilding my immune system and helping me cleanse my system of bad things. They seem to be helping a lot.
I am still avoiding dairy, wheat, and sugar for the most part however I do eat it once and awhile. Like today I had one of each of these things. I am not stressing about it just avoiding it
- A Tough Day Indeed
So today was a tough day. I have been in incredible pain for the past two days. Starting to have the tingling/numbness I get. Allergies are acting up badly. I have been feeling run down. This is the place on the process of this journey to better health that I usually give up. I am at a cross road. It seems it is not working because my body has gone all wacky. But this time is different because I
- I have a confession to make
I ruined our Father's day celebration for my husband. There I said it. Don't judge me. It started out nice. We took him to a man movie that we all enjoyed (except my youngest because the bullies in the movie scared her). Oh and in the middle of the movie that was rated PG the A word was said several times in a row by a twelve year old actor which was so unnecessary in my opinion for a family
- Dairy Free Oh My!
I did it! I have made it a week and a half on this dairy free diet I am trying. This has been very hard mostly because I love me some cheese! Oh sweet cheese. And that cheese. That ooey gooey cheese that melts and browns perfectly over pizza. Oh how I miss you but for now we have to part because you are causing me great harm.This journey is challenging because LOT of things contain some sort of
- A Look at Sin and Suffering
All suffering is because of sin. Because of the fall in the garden of Eden sin entered into this world. Ever since disease, decay, death, and dying have been a part of our reality. That is not what God intended. He created a paradise with perfect conditions, however man always had a choice to keep that or give it up.Unfortunately we know how the story goes. Our perfect untainted world was
- Feelings are Not Neccesarily Truth
My thoughts often take me on a roller coaster ride. Then if I entertain them I often end up feeling as a roller coaster ride makes you feel--completely sick to my stomach. Honestly this truth needs to be brought into the light.God tells us to renew our minds instead of being conformed to the image of this world (Romans 12). He also tells us to think about whatever is pure, praiseworthy,
- It is official....The Ticks are out again.
Well tonight we found the first tick of the season in our home. I only praise God that I am not ruled by fear in this, however, I know firsthand what an infected one can do to you. It wrecked my health. I cannot even begin to tell you the vast devastation that can occur because of something the size of an eraser head. I am still twelve years out of dealing with the effects. Ticks can carry
- Pride
Why is it so hard to ask for help? Today I was dealing with severe dizziness and slow reflexes. Not a good thing to have when driving. So it was obvious to me that I could not drive. But I had a very important follow up doctor appointment that I needed to go to. What do I do? Is it even possible to ask for help?I know it sounds silly but I think that me having to ask for help just makes me feel
- Ministered to My Soul Today
Enduring a hard health trial today. I so wish they could give this a name but then again I am not so sure. God knows and I am in His hands alone. He is the one I can trust and lean on.<!--Session data--><!--Session data--><!--Session data-->
- Vanity
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30I never realized how incredibly vain I am. I am not one to focus on appearance all that much so I thought that I had this one down! However, as I developed this incredibly ugly staph infection all around the bottom of my chin I find myself wanting to hid.I have gone out with it a few times
- YIKES!
This has been a really hard week. I really feel like this picture. On this day, I found out that the person who rear ended us last month claimed to have insurance but actually didn't. Even though he showed me a card and everything. Good thing we have coverage to cover that too. If you need a great insurance company Erie insurance gets props here. They have always taken care of us.But the
- No Answers Still.....
So the MRI and second opinion came back with no answers really just the same ole thing. It is confirmed that I have a brain. :) And the scan is perfectly normal. That is a great relief and praise. However, it still leaves things unanswered. The opinion is that nothing can be ruled out yet we just have to continue to walk this out and wait. Keeping an eye on the brain for changes.So, how do you
- Passing the Time in the MRI Machine
I am not a fan of enclosed places. In fact if I am not in the proper mind set I can easily hyperventilate. God is so gracious. He allows a quiet stillness to come over me for these tests.An MRI of the brain today is much better and less time consuming than it was 8 years ago. Shall I dare to say I was even comfortable? So, I wanted to tell you how I pass the time on my MRI visit.First I calm my
- The Back Story - MS? Lyme? Neither?
So in case you are new here and wondering what in the world is wrong with this girl, here is the shortest possible back story.About 12 years ago I started having strange neurological symptoms. Many doctors over these years say maybe it is MS. After six years of declining and debilitating health and seeing, cardiologists, radiologists a plenty, brain surgeons, neurologists, ophthalmologists,
- Simple Truths
Here is a passage from Big Truths for Little Kids by Susan Hunt and Richie Hunt:"Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother...When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, He said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into His home"(John 19)."Jesus was so poor that He
- Dealing with Pain
When joy embraces pain contentment comes. A quiet surrender the world cannot understand.This lesson can only be learned in the classroom of life. God does not change. God is good. He never leaves or forsakes us. God is what sustains us. When the world looks at the joy contained in the face of pain it cannot understand because it is not a natural thing. It is that of a supernatural power that
- Walk It Out
As Christians we have the power of Christ living in us. His Spirit full of all the same power that God used to raise Christ from the dead lives in our bodies. That overwhelms me. God's goodness in that is just too much for me to wrap my brain around. It is too much. Too amazing. But I accept it.With the Spirit of God living in us we need to learn to walk in Him. That means completely surrendering
- A Letter to Satan - Inspired by Believing God
Satan,I must inform you that you are no longer welcome on my promise land. You had taken back possession of it for way to long now. It is my fault, I didn't guard it well enough and let you sneak in bit by bit.Yes, you did scheme well, I got wrapped up in those lies and my mind ran away with those false things you spoke to me. Old companions came back. Bitterness, doubt, mediocrity, depression,
- Healing and Suffering
In the business of healing there is no prescribed method. God is not our genie God who grants us our three wishes and poof they happen. God is our Healer. He is the one who heals us. Do not get me wrong, I do believe that. I do believe in miracles. Like I said in my last post, He has worked so many in my life I cannot even keep count any longer. I just hope that I have journaled them so I do not
- Exposed
Today I was exposed. I was exposed of something I despise. My weakness. It is not like I try to hide it so much, I am open about it if I am asked about it. I just like to live like it really does not exist. Like it is not really there.If we are all honest with ourselves I suppose many of us live that way. There is a thing in our lives that we do not want to be known for. Something we are not
- The Thorn
Sometimes God allows things to come into our life that are beyond our understanding. Sometimes these things are things that we would not chose. These things though serve a greater purpose. They are allowed to bring us closer to Him. "Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by
- Let Us Encourage One Another
Hey y'all you just have to go over to my friend Stephanie's blog today. If you are in need of any encouragement you will find it there. She is suffering from Chronic Lyme disease. This is so near and dear to my heart because I too once was there. She encourages and inspires me. Please go and show her some love and encouragement and be encouraged yourself.
Tony is a Systems and Operations Manager ( for a local University). He is the technical mind, by God's gifting, behind this website design. He has his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and MBA. Tony came to know Jesus in 1999 after living a life for several years of serving Him but realizing he didn't really know the One he was serving. He prayed to receive Christ and his life has changed ever since. Tony is a Bible teacher and leader in the Christian community. Tony enjoys gaming and web design.