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Thank you, Mainstreet Church!

Thank you, Main Street Church! (Could a group of gals be any nicer?)

The ladies at Mainstreet Church, in Walbridge, Ohio, were incredible last week when I spoke on Dealing with Adversity.

Sharing the Good News of God’s Grace Never Gets Old

What an honor to meet with a room full of women (and a couple of fellas) who wanted to learn more about God’s desire to bring us peace during times of trouble.

Adversity hits us all. Either in our past, our present, or our future. It’s knowing how to maneuver traps like Doubt and Confusion and find the way to Peace and Gratitude that brings us to fulfillment. Focusing on Truth found in a relationship with Christ can do that.

Thank you, Amy Pennington, Kristel Gile, and the rest of the Mainstreet Church’s Women’s Ministry Team for pulling together an incredible evening. May God continue to bless you and Mainstreet Church.

For more information on Maristret, check out http://www.mainstreetlife.org/

Want about you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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Five Things to Say to Your Adult Children

I came across the 2016 post, Five Things to Say to Your Adult Children, and it made me smile.

Nothing Seems to Change

Parents are still exhibiting some of the same characteristics as they did when this article was first written. You’d think as adult children have children of their own, they’d remember what they wanted from their own parents.

Points to remember

While the article goes into depth on each point, here are the highlights on things to say to your adult children :

“I’m proud of you and love you unconditionally.”“Ask for wisdom or counsel, but don’t ask for permission.”“I am always praying God’s best for your life.”“I’m always here for you.”“Please be patient. God’s not finished with me yet.”

Parenting never stops, but how we approach it changes over the years. Keep in mind these five things to say to adult children and it will save everyone in your family frustration and heartache.

Want about you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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Repost: I Don’t Want to be an Israelite Today

Some days we see clearly, then other days we do not. Marie Monville’s 2016 post shares how we all can have our moments. But God’s plans are still good. RGL

We all have those moments. We all have those days that seem to push us over the edge of what we feel is “humanly possible”. Maybe it’s that one appointment I almost missed, or trying to squeeze one…
Source: I am not going to be an Israelite today.

Want about you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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I’m Chatting with Joy K Adams Tonight!

If you’re free, come join me tonight at 9:00 as we talk about “God’s Best During Your Worst”. You can catch me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ElevationSN/. Or, you can also watch onYoutube TV or Roku TV. Come join in! I look forward to seeing you there.

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Coffee Talk

Come join me at Coffee Talk!

Mainstreet Church
5465 Moline Martin Road
Walbridge, Ohio

To find out how to register, go to the church’s website, or to their Facebook site. I’m looking forward to seeing you there. It’ll be a blast!

It won’t be the same without you there.

 

Want a head start?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

 

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Ladies Uncover a Secret News

Here’s an update on Ladies Uncover a Secret news…

Ladies Uncover a Secret, the second book in the Ladies series, was initially scheduled for release in the fall. But it looks like Elk Lake Publishing is working to release it … this summer!

Here’s a peek at the story

Only powerful friendships can help face the darkness found in family secrets.

It’s 1972 and Fiona Kasey-Boyd is living her dream life in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She’s married to a wonderful and successful man. Yet her heart is wracked with sadness. Are these feelings coming from the baby blues as she endures her eighth month of pregnancy, or do they spawn from deep-seated resentments concerning her past? There were family secrets–she knew there were. But whenever she tried to find the answers, she was always shut down.

After her grandmother experiences an unfortunate accident, she knew it was time to return to Applegate for answers. While there, she’d tap into her ladies of the fire friends for strength and clarity. Sensible Lily-Rose Prembrick and spunky Sugar Bowersox join in, helping Fiona unravel the secrets of her past and discover lies the Kasey family has been carrying for years.

Will revealing secrets strengthen Fiona’s chance at finding peace—or shatter it?

While I’m tickled pink about the early release, I wasn’t ready for it.

Consider being part of the team

I’m looking to those who love the gals from Applegate and want to help me launch this new book. Not only will you be the first to see the story once the publisher releases the demo copy, you’ll have the opportunity to win prizes and get inside information about the Ladies.

PLUS have lots of fun with other Fire Pit Pals.

Drop me a line if you’re interested and if you find this Ladies Uncover a Secret news exciting. Once we get closer to the launch date, I’ll send you a private Facebook Group invitation. We can talk all things Ladies of the Fire.

Want to see how it all began?

Can a woman on the run find herself again?

Ladies of the Fire brought us to the late 1960s as we met the newly-widowed Lily-Rose Pembrick reeling as she fled Lincoln, Nebraska, with her children. Only taking the cash from the house safe and what she could get her hands on at the family bank, she left the recently-inherited and successful Pembrick Transportation company behind. Exhausted from driving all night, she stopped in Applegate, Ohio, and decided to start a new life on Norwood Street. There, she met Fiona Kasey, an African-American no-nonsense housekeeper/companion to an elderly white woman, and Sugar Bowersox, a Southern spitfire who has lost herself in motherhood.

Together, they enjoyed Lily-Rose’s backyard fire pit, where dreams were spoken and secrets revealed. As they embraced a kinship they never would have sought, Lily-Rose began thinking her past could finally be laid to rest—until someone ended up dead.

 

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Modern Day Roman Bondage

Not long ago, I was reminded of Jesus and his relationship with the men and women who followed him. We’ve just the same, wringing our hands over a modern day Roman bondage. Even then, people focused on politics. The Jews were eager, thinking about Jesus freeing them from the Romans. They saw his miracles, heard how he put the Pharisees in their place, and even how he walked on water.

Their Messiah had arrived!

But Jesus warned them of what was to come.  Unfortunately, they had a dream; a picture in their minds of what messiah and savior meant. They had pre-conceived ideas of what their Messiah would do for them. Fortunately for us, their ideas didn’t really match Jesus’ plan.

I see Americans reacting in the same way when it comes to politics. We have preconceived ideas as to what would make this country whole again. Some say it’s the Right while others say it’s the Left. I’ve even heard the argument that if Jesus was alive today, he would be a member of one party and not the other.

Really?

While Jesus respected the authority of government, he never ran for office or involved himself in politics. He was more concerned with eternity. The only movement he focused on was training twelve ordinary men in the ways of their Heavenly Father.

The only movement he focused on was training twelve ordinary men in the ways of their Heavenly Father.

And I praise God he succeeded.

What Sways You?

Political parties and platforms come and go, but God’s word stands the test of time and His promises are constant. Doubt me? check out:

We see how to find peace.God tells us how to live forever.Jesus tells us about abundance.God’s word tells us how to live our lives.

Scripture even tells us many things will happen before he returns, so why, then, do so may wring their hands over political outcomes?

For me, there are still many of God’s promises I need to fully comprehend … I have little time to get upset over the talk of modern day Roman bondage or the political colors of red or blue. Information is important, but not be swayed by rhetoric. I am and will continue to be swayed by the promise of God.

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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When Life Seems Right

If you know me very well, you know my best writing time is in the wee hours of the morning. Here’s the view from my desk in the early hours. When it’s dark and most people are still sleeping. That’s when my light (figuratively as well as literally) goes on. Ideas flow for me then. That’s when Life seems right with all man and beast.

Scripture tells us that God appreciates the dark skies as well.

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
Psalms 19:1-2

Knowledge Revealed

God created both day and night, for the just and unjust. We watch as His brilliance fills each day with a promise of a new beginning. The beauty found in winter mornings of Central Pennsylvania can be stunning. It’s worth the effort if you have the opportunity to begin the morning watching the day chase away the night. I imagine the mornings where you are can show reveal God’s handiwork as well. I promise you, if you allow yourself to stop and watch as “the skies proclaim the works of His hands”, your day will be blessed. You, too, can experience when life seems right.

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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A Mic Drop Moment

Have you ever been in God’s word when you’ve witnessed a mic drop moment? You know what I’m talking about. It’s after you finish reading, you lean back in your chair and go, “wow”. Like the parting of the Red Sea, the falling of Jericho, Jesus’ death and resurrection to only name a few.

It Hit Me, Right Between the Eyes

During quiet time, I try to pull nuggets that speak directly to my life. Every day, I make sure to hit Jesus’ words and dig into Proverbs. I may read more of the Old Testament or New, but I always try to at least land in these two spaces. Honestly, there’s more wisdom in Proverbs than I can grasp.

Earlier I re-read Proverbs 3:

By wisdom, the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
Proverbs 3:19-20

Boom!

What more can we want? Just like that, in these two verses, King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, touched on what brings fulfillment to all of our lives.

Wisdom

We read in James 1:5 that if we lack wisdom but want it, all we need to do is ask God for it and he’ll give it. Who doesn’t need wisdom?

Understanding

Jesus knew his disciples didn’t understand. Even though they’d been waiting for the Messiah, they could not grasp what Jesus’ plans were.

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am.”
John 3:7,19

Knowledge

Oh, how we seek knowledge. We have colleges, trade schools, and other special learning centers to guide us in our never-ending search for more of it. While Proverbs 1:7 tells us that knowledge begins with seeking God, the Apostle Peter tells us that we should always be ready to share what we know.

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have …
1 Peter 3:15

Don’t Fight It

Never doubt it. From the beginning of time, God has loved us. And He’s made a way for us. Not just for eternity, but for a full and rich life on this side of Glory. I don’t know about you, but when I experience a mic drop moment, it catches my attention. I hope it catches yours, too.

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

 

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Days Long Ago

The attention that is drawn to the color of a person’s skin is a strange thing. Other than our sinful nature, that bit of melanin–and how some have more than others–has caused more problems proportionately than any other facet in our world … today or days long ago.

We all see different skin colors. To say we don’t isn’t realistic. But there are other aspects of a person more important, Let’s not focus on color. Take a moment and listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words. Every time I hear a recording of any of his speeches, tears well up in my eyes. I hope they do in yours as well.

Wisdom came from a man, days long ago, when he talked about his dream. What are some of your favorite lines (there are several) of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech?

 

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst,  or check out any of my other books on my Book page.

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