Category Archives: Devotional

The Joy God Gives

Posted on January 13, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

On my birthday this year a dear friend gave me a little flip calendar that sits on my kitchen counter offering me a word for the day. One particular day in January that seemed full of more challenges than I … Continue reading →

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God's Unfailing Love

Posted on January 3, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

 In November I decided to focus my attention on confidence. Confidence in who God says He is and what it means for me to daily come with confidence before the throne of grace.I really wanted to grasp what God was … Continue reading →

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Thankful Praying

Posted on December 28, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

December was coming quickly and I felt panicked. With our financial situation unchanged, I began begging God for a miracle. What would we do for Christmas and end-of-the-year taxes? How were we going to cover everything needed? Each delema seemed … Continue reading →

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Grace in place of Grace

Posted on December 27, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

“From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.” John 1:16 NIV The Christian life can be described as a constant receiving of one evidence of God’s grace replacing another. The “fullness of His grace” is … Continue reading →

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Mothering a Prodigal

Posted on December 2, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

Prodigal– a wayward son who squanders his rich inheritance ending up destitute, but returns home and finds his father forgives him. Luke 15:11-32 I don’t know that anything has stabbed my heart as deeply as having one of my precious … Continue reading →

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Praying For My Men

Posted on November 30, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

I’ve been enjoying Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Ormartian. Daily prayers for your husband, each one is full of scripture and covers all the bases in a beautiful way. I’m learning specifically about affective prayer; being specific. She offers many topics. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 21, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

On Thanksgiving of 2010, our family was separated once again because of a hospital stay out of state. It had already been a harrowing time of cancer surgery, followed by complications and more procedures. David was at death’s door with … Continue reading →

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Fasting

Posted on November 16, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

Yesterday I finally fasted. Because I was praying day after day, over a particular thing, that remains -unresolved. I felt my mind becoming over-taxed, over burdened, to the point of distraction! It became nearly debilitating for me to do life and wrestle … Continue reading →

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My Hope Jar

Posted on November 13, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

A Hope Jar is something I dreamed up when a close friend was struggling with her husband. I thought if she could see where God was moving and the prayers being answered hope would return for their marriage. I gave … Continue reading →

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So What About Success?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by For Glory Sake!

Remember when I was praying for success? I also prayed that God would show me just what that is. Since then, I’ve learned it isn’t. It doesn’t mean I will get yes’s to every prayer! But I did notice something … Continue reading →

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