Bible Verses to Comfort
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From Glancing to Gazing Upward
Stargazing has been around for as long as I can remember, but it really should be called star glancing. If you are anything like me, you occasionally look at the stars. Now imagine the last time you really gazed at something. What would it be like to reprioritize our glancing to gazing? When I put out the request for favorite Bible verses, Ricky Phillips was the first person to respond with his verse choice of Psalm 121:1-2. “I will lift up my eyes to the hills — From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.” Brother Ricky adds, “No matter what happens,…
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Amelia’s Type 1 Diabetes Motto
I decided to start something new this year by sharing fifty-two Bible verses, one per week, from some of my friends and family. I hope to share the verse, who submitted it, and why the verse is special to the person. This is also a way to make me commit to blogging at least once per week in 2021. To start the year off, I want to share the Bible verse we adapted for Amelia’s Type 1 Diabetes Motto. This diagnosis came out of nowhere (story to follow in a future blog) and we had to learn to adjust to a whole new life. I researched Bible verses and made…
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I Survived A Milestone
As Chairman for a nonprofit, I was given the opportunity to speak at the upcoming Countdown to Kindergarten event. As the even neared, it hit me that I should have attended this event with my 3rd child; however, I would be attending solo. When I arrived, I received several questionable looks as to why I was there. Inside, I wanted to tell them that I really should be there and that my daughter should know their child by name. Ironically, the kickoff to kindergarten was the same week that Ella was born “sleeping” and this year, she would have celebrated her 5th birthday. Sometimes milestones can kick you in the…
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How Are You Doing?
I went to the doctor recently and on the way out, he said “Call me if you’re not better by Thursday.” I am blessed with a truly good and caring Doctor but even as good as he is, he cannot fix everything. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a cocktail shot you could take to make a broken heart better in a matter of days? While there is medicine you can take, books you can read, exercises you can do, none of these items are a cure for grief. There is a huge misconception that time heals grief and after a short amount of time, someone is miraculously better. …
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Finding Comfort from an Envelope
While in the hospital after my daughter was stillborn, I needed something to occupy my mind. After researching how and why on earth this could have happened, I resorted to adding a bible app to my phone & iPad. Along with this, I started several bible reading plans focused on loss and grieving. Through this journey, I started making note of several verses that were comforting to me. I had not one single piece of paper in the hospital room, not even in my purse. I did have 1 envelope with me and filled it with the various verses that I found. I needed something to do at the hospital…
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Be a Lemonade Maker in 2018
What defines a person? I don’t believe the cards we are dealt in live define us. I believe how we play the cards is what truly defines us. I’ve always had a passion to help others, and since March 8, 2014, I’ve had a personal bucket list item to start a blog. I purchased the domain name and started and stopped various blogs more times than I care to count. Now that 2017 is coming to a close, I decided to finally put this plan into action and to find a way to make lemonade out of the lemons in my life. I love water with fresh lemons. When I buy…
