Louder Than the Voices

Proverbs 28:18  - Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. I had someone tell me a flat-out lie this week. Who it was isn't important, I'm not vaguebooking or anything else, it wasn't a friend, it wasn't a family member so if you are reading this, it more than likely wasn't you (and if you ARE reading this, well, hmmmmm, I'm going to say the Lord led you to it, and now you know, I know). ANYWAY, I have been stuck on it, I have been so stuck on it that Francesca Battistelli's "If We're Honest" has ran through my mind like a Singer sewing machine most of the week. And even though this song isn't talking about the type of lying that this person did, I just decided since it was on my mind, I might as well use it. I normally give you a song that reminds me of my devotional;  this week, I am going to base my devotional on this song. There are just so many facets to this though, because I ...

 I believe I have mentioned before that there are 4 girls from school that I have been best friends with well, forever. One since I was 4, one since I was 6 and two since I was 12. I don't believe we ever truly lost touch of each other during our "childrearing years" as my mom would say, but we were busy with our lives and have gotten a chance to be much closer in the last few years. It dawned on me this morning that out of the 5 of us, 4 of us have some pretty life-changing things going on--graduations. And, lo and behold, I am the one whose life is calm, which makes me laugh because at my house, life is still anything but calm.  Dani and Valerie have their youngest, both boys, graduating from High School, and  heading on to college. Tina's only daughter graduated from Jr. College and is preparing to go on to Southern IL University, and Tammy, being the ever-present overachiever of the bunch had one graduate from college AND one graduating from High School. T...

Have you ever sat at a ballgame  praying for your team to win? or for your child to make the perfect shot? or to block another player from making a perfect shot? or in my case, for your kid's band to all be in perfect step and hit the right notes at the right time? Have you ever had a really bad day at work and ask God for just one thing to go right? or for this day to just hurry up and get over? Yep, me too. It's pick on Andrew day, I got a text from him this week, he has been working with a particularly stubborn shower door and every time he thinks it is fixed, it pops itself right back into its original shape. He had texted me and I texted back, "Stop, pray, ask God to show you where the problem is and then listen when he tells you. I am praying". He texted me back: "Did that, don't like the answer". Been there, done that, TOO MANY TIMES!!! I have read numerous articles this week on weather you should pray for your team to win, and I found one article...

Happy Mother's Day! And here it is, yet another devotional based on Proverbs 31, actual verses 10-31. 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11  The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13  She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14  She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15  She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16  She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17  She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18  She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19  She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20  She stretcheth out her hand to t...