You First Gotta Love Yourself

Jesus tells us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. But what if we don’t really even like ourselves, let alone love ourselves? It is no wonder we struggle to love our neighbor! Without self-love how can we begin to follow Jesus’ command? Truly, the love we might share with our neighbor is often …

Life is Difficult

Life is difficult. Truly, life can be so hard from time to time… sometimes the pain of this life feels unending. No matter how much we try to control it and make all the right choices, life at times is utterly unbearable! This is true for everyone… we each are guaranteed to suffer in this …

God Shines Through Our Imperfections

The quest for perfection is filled with folly. We can only do our best, and even with our earnest efforts we are guaranteed to fall short! We should never be ashamed of our imperfections, as if they define us or predict our value. Not one of us is perfect, nor can we ever be! Through …

We Were Created To Be Together

When we can’t do it all on our own, we then can admit we need each other. We need each other for forgiveness… for strength… for encouragement… for help… for healing… and to share the burdens and joys of our life journey. We were not created to be autonomous but to live in life’s Garden …

The End Is Always Followed By A New Beginning

Time, time, it’s a funny thing. We want more of it and yet we want it to hurry up! We often want to rewind it yet we yearn also for a later date to come. Time passes no matter our efforts or denial. Time is a factor in this life and will keep going and …