Everyday Matters
Friday Matters
Everyday Facebook Delete
What? She deleted me on Facebook. What? I thought we were friends.
Thursday Matters
Everyday Appearance
“Oh sure, you can post photos of me on Facebook, but I can always ask you to delete them.”
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Shame at Home
Jenny said, “The knowledge of my husband's addiction caused me great shame. I remember being in a mom’s group and conversations going on about all the normal mom-stuff like potty-training, sleepless nights, a shared recipe and the entire time I’m smiling and pretending. I thought; ‘If only they knew.’
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Sharpened
Do you know someone who’s served in the military? I know many and one of them is my husband, Dan.
Monday Matters
Everyday Jealousy
Jealousy is one of the most dangerous poisons which can literally destroy us. It’s challenging because we know we shouldn’t be jealous so we pretend it’s not happening, and we find reasons why the other person shouldn’t have success.
Friday Matters
Everyday Emotional Pain
Emotional pain is harder than physical pain. Can I get an “Amen?!”
Thursday Matters
Everyday Airport Lady
I was in the airport waiting to board yet another plane. It was all taking too long. I sat down and realized the woman next to me was crying and shaking she was so upset.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Jesus Covers
I mean honestly, when I began to really grasp what Jesus was offering me with complete forgiveness and no condemnation I could stop pretending and performing. I need Him desperately.
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Fully Loved
I remember a discussion with girlfriends’ right out of college and the advice was given, “Love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.”
Monday Matters
Everyday Mother Teresa
It’s so much easier to point out what’s wrong with everybody else rather than look at our own junk to clean up. We all need help
Friday Matters
Everyday Holy God
I am thankful for God’s call on my life to love others. He hasn’t called me to hand out a rulebook or a list of “you should” and “you should nots,” which means He hasn’t called on me to point out the sins of others.
Thursday Matters
Everyday Praise in Pain
It’s bizarre. “Praise God in the pain.” What? But I’ve done this, and it works. Oh, believe me, I don’t feel like praising God, but I do it because I know I have an enemy and he doesn’t like it because it weakens him.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Holy Loving Savior
God is love. God is holy. Sometimes we can get out of balance with both…. too liberal in our definition of love or we become too legalistic in keeping God’s commands.
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Confess Forgive
Do you feel rejected by a friend or family member? Let me tell you...YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Monday Matters
Everyday God Hook
It’s so hard when someone has hurt you and, “It’s not fair. Why is this happening to me?” I want payback now!”
Friday Matters
Everyday Orphaned
You may be an orphan and by that, I mean an individual who actually has parents but for whatever reason such as abuse, whether physically or emotionally, disinterest, or they’re just plain absent; you may be an orphaned child.
Thursday Matters
Everyday T-Swift Opinions
“Shake it off,” is the advice of Taylor Swift in one of her songs. Good advice when “the haters” come out and attack you for your beliefs or choices they don’t agree with.
Wednesday Matters
Everyday Hurting People
When someone hurts me, I need to remind myself of this truthful jingle; “Hurting people hurt people. Broken people help people."
Tuesday Matters
Everyday Grief
The message read; “Oh my dear friend how I needed those words of encouragement tonight. It’s been less than a month that my sweet husband went to be with Jesus. He had a massive heart attack at age 52. My world will never be the same.” “Oh, that is so hard.”
Monday Matters
Everyday Eeyore
If I mope around like an Eeyore on a sunny day saying, it’s probably going to rain,” chances are no one’s gonna want to hang around me.