Victim or Victor?
Blessings Family, There were a band of thieves working a neighborhood. They were greedy, crafty, and ruthless. No one ever saw them in operation, only the destruction left in their wake. One man who lived in the neighborhood never read or watched the news, so he knew nothing of the crime wave which had hit […]
Under Attack: Overcoming Adversity
(First Published 09/05/2011) This is a very timely message for me right now, as I work on my next book, The Demon Slayers Hankbook. The struggles may have changed, but the King is still on the throne! Blessings Family! You know you are doing something right, if you are under attack. A week before the […]
Passover 2024: Change is in the Air
Blessings, Family, As we come into another Passover season, I can’t help but reflect on the last couple of years of my journey. I have definitely felt the weight of transition in my life. Maybe you’ve felt it, too. Change is coming. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not […]
Blessings and Opportunities
Blessings Beloved Family! I’m sending this to both my Arise! and Promise of the Day readers, so I apologize if some of you get a double message. I’ve been in the midst of the fire for the last year, having several surgeries that have greatly limited my physical activity, but I am still writing and […]
Promise of the Day: Lavish Forgiveness!
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Proverbs 17:9 AMP: “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.” Devotion: Last week during afternoon prayer, I was caught up to the Third Heaven and found myself face-to-face with a man I can only describe as jubilant. He was big in […]
Blessed Art Thou
Blessings, Family, For Christmas this year, I decided to share an excerpt from my book, Loved So Much It Hurts: Purpose in the Pain. This particular piece was posted on my CarePage on December 20, 2010, a year after my cancer surgery. This season, I’ve felt the story of our Savior’s birth more deeply than I […]
Promise of the Day: You Are My Beloved
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Romans 5:5 CJB: “And this hope does not let us down, because God’s love for us has already been poured out in our hearts through the Ruach HaKodesh [Holy Spirit] who has been given to us.” Devotion: Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of God as my Dad. […]
Why Passover?
Blessings Friends! Do you have any idea how hard it is to remove every speck of yeast from your home? As my daughter and I prepared for Passover, the mere thought of this daunting task made it very difficult to drag myself out of bed in the morning. I was literally stress paralyzed. And, yes, that is real […]
Be Mine: A Valentine from Your Father
Blessings Family, Valentine’s Day is here, and with it our thoughts turn to love. Every human being craves love. From birth, we spend our lives seeking it. We don’t feel complete without it. Why? Because we are created in the likeness and according to the image of our God (Gen. 1:26). And 1 John 4:8 […]
The Gift of a Lifetime! Limited Time Offer!
Blessings Friends! Christmas is upon us. A time to celebrate the greatest gift ever given. The one and only Son of God, in the form of a little baby. Not snuggled in a royal purple robe and rocking in a cradle of gold, but wrapped in cloths like those used to dress a body for […]