Relationships are the Key to a Thriving Life
Relationships are the foundation of life. You can't be alive without having at least three relationships: you and your biological mother you and your biological father you and your heavenly Father These relationships may be good, bad, or somewhere in-between....
Snowflake Encounters
Last week I felt led to start a walking and hiking group for women. I am an avid walker and hike multiple times a year in Colorado. In August of 2019, my husband and I hiked our first "14er" at 60 and 64 years young. In case you are wondering what a "14er" is, a...
It Wasn’t Raining When Noah Built the Ark
Noah saw no rain in sight yet; he was ready when the rains came! How so? We are told multiple times, "Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did." (Genesis 6:22) Noah worked the plan that God gave him. [perfectpullquote align="full"...
Give Her the Glory
Who was Jael? Jael took a fearless stand for God’s people. Jael is one of those women of the Bible who we don’t get a lot of details or background on. All we know for sure, besides the account of her story, is that she was a Bedouin and the wife of...
Until I ARose, Rising in Strength
The warrior women of the bible who chose to rise up in leadership. In general, when we think of the women from the bible we visualize the women of that era. We may see these women as simple, passive and/or submissive. We have often heard more of the humble...
Be Filled With Joy
Be Filled With Joy Have you heard this one? God is talking to one of his angels and says, “Do you know what I have just done? I have just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth. Isn’t that good? The angel says, “Yes, but what will you do...
Parables From the Gardener
I believe we can all agree that there are endless characteristics of Jesus to admire. One of the many qualities I find valuable of Jesus are His teaching methods. In grade school we discover fairly quickly that we all learn differently. Some of us learn by sight,...
Give Yourself Time
Time is funny thing. No better gift, than the gift of our time. We hear all of the sayings: - “Time is money”,- “Don’t waste my time”,- “Cherish these moments”,- “Time flies when you’re having fun”and my personal favorite, “ain’t no body got time for that!!” We can...
Some Things Are Not Optional
Some things in life are not optional. This weeks THRIVE theme is boundaries. Boundaries are one of those things in life that are not optional. For some, the word boundaries makes their palms sweat! "Yes, I know I need them, but......" For others, they understand...
7 Steps of Transformation
People desire transformation in their life, but it’s one of those “much easier said than done” things in life. We can be very good at fooling ourselves that our situation, poor habits or character defects are “not that bad.” The road ahead may be a long one, depending...
