Faith
Hold Me Fast

Hold Me Fast

Today's post comes from Glenna Marshall. Glenna has been playing the piano since the age of seven and writing songs since the age of sixteen. Her music comes from hard places, but because of God's faithfulness much good comes from the brokenness. It was all my...

Abundant LIFE, Abundant HOPE

Abundant LIFE, Abundant HOPE

Do you ever feel bogged down? Like your hope has been stolen. Your joy is all but dead. And your dreams are all but destroyed? I know that sounds a little dramatic, but many of us have felt those emotions in a very real way. Stolen. Dead. Destroyed. John 10:10 says...

Seeking The Still… Still

Seeking The Still… Still

One minute I put a pizza in the oven, the next I was running toward the stairs. With eyes wild and heart on fire, I felt IT rising.  Panic. Out of nowhere. Wait. Maybe this isn’t panic, maybe it’s the virus that Anna had a few days ago. Let’s see, sudden nausea, hot...

A Prayer for Seeking The Still

A Prayer for Seeking The Still

There's much to say about 2017, but it can wait for now. At this moment I want to share this prayer with you. I have adopted it as the prayer for Seeking The Still. I do hope it will bless you and remind you to ever turn your gaze from yourself to the Author of Life....

A Masterpiece In Plain Sight

A Masterpiece In Plain Sight

By most Thursday nights, I'm emotionally and physically tapped.  Thus it is pizza dinner night at the Fleetwood abode. Justin slightly adjusts his well-worn commute to stop by Little Ceaser's for dinner in a box. Afterward, you'll...

Prayer Is Not Enough For Orlando

Prayer Is Not Enough For Orlando

Prayer is not enough, dear ones. It’s the beginning. It's the foundation. It’s important, but it’s not enough. #PrayForOrlando It’s one of the first reactions I saw online after the vile terror attack at the Pulse night club a few short days ago. And the very same...

My Word for the Summer

My Word for the Summer

The house is so quiet tonight. My daughters and husband are gone, and the animals are curled up tight. I hear the hum of the air conditioner, the lively chirps of the robins, and the cars cruising along. The television is dark. Lights and phone are off. I notice the...

In the Wake of Easter

In the Wake of Easter

I saw it everywhere on social media this past weekend. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter were laden with images and text declaring that Easter was the day that changed everything! It is true. The death and resurrection of Jesus are the most important events in the...

Video of Sistering Testimony

Video of Sistering Testimony

Laura Fleetwood and Elise Aromando were two women separately dealing with tough struggles until God unexpectedly brought them together.  They became friends and spiritual supporters - "sisters!" In the video below, Laura and Elise  share the story of God working in...

Confession

Confession

I have a confession to make. Several of them, I suppose. I. Am. A. Writer. It's taken years to write that sentence without feeling a fraud. But it's true. When I write from my soul, I feel centered. Complete. Whole. The universe comes into focus, the words pour from...