A Smackeral Of Life

  As Mary Magdalene walked slowly to the burial place of Jesus, she recounted the last few moments she saw Him. Wrapped in linen, laying in a tomb. They did not have time to cover Him with spices, and with that knowledge, Mary had set out that morning to go and finish properly burying her Lord. She hadn’t slept well in a few days, and when she did sleep it was fitful and only brought nightmares. Flashbacks of Jesus hanging on the cross went through her mind, bringing tears to her eyes during all hours of the day. But, she really did try to be strong, for she wanted to help Mary, Jesus’ mother, stay strong too. The poor woman had suffered so much, watching her precious child die for all the world to see. She had faithfully stood at the foot of the cross, below her son, her own flesh and blood. She too was getting less and less sleep and more and more tears.         Mary Magdalene walked on through the garden towards the tomb of her Jesus. She paused,...

As the disciples sat together, each in his place around the table, they talked amongst themselves of the many miracles they had witnessed over the years with Jesus.  “Do you remember when all those people gave a lot of money at the temple?” Peter asked. “Yes!” said John, “And then the widow came and gave one mite. Jesus was quick to point out her act of love for God.” “What about the day we threw tables around the temple?” said James. “That was a whirlwind of a day!” They all chuckled, remembering the faces of the workers as their tables were being flung across the courtyard. As they continued to recount all of the amazing things that had passed, Jesus rose from His seat. They all rose, ready to follow Him to wherever He would lead them next. “No,” said Jesus, “stay seated please, my brothers.” With that, they sat down once more and watched as Jesus left the room. He returned a short time later dressed with a towel around His waist and a bowl and jar in His hand. He ...

Hey guys!! This week I'm doing something very different, not only that, but I'm making this something different into a 3 part series!! So stay tuned this week for some new blogs! I can't wait to share this story with you! :)       It was but a few days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. They had traveled many miles through the desert, feeling hot, dusty, and tired. For every time they stopped to rest, a crowd was sure to gather near. They were used to the people by now, sometimes they would even follow them around. Listening to the stories told by their teacher, watching Him perform His miraculous wonders to those in need.        Jesus was an exquisite man. He had a way with calling people to Him and teaching them about God. The sick, the poor and the needy were especially drawn to Him. Seeking Him out day and night for healing that only He could give. Jesus was perfect in all His ways, and they counted...

Mountains. I’ve definitely seen my share of them, both physically and spiritually.  I think everyone has.  But, lately I’ve been thinking more and more about the mountains we climb, and I’ve realized that life itself is a mountain.  It has winding paths, ones which we can choose from.  Some of them are graceful dirt paths that are easy to walk on, while others are caked with mud and tumbling rocks.  Maybe, just maybe, the mountain everyone always talks about climbing when you reach a hard spot in life is actually nothing but a little rock.  The one tumbling at you on your path up your true mountain.  A rock full of difficulty, one that can either knock you down or build you up….but in our human minds we have exaggerated the rock in our path to that of a mountain.  Giving it more power over us than we’d like to admit. Our mountain has its ups and downs, and sometimes we tumble so far that we hit rock bottom. We look up once aga...

Let me start out with this question.....have you ever been tapped by God? Just a small tap to get your attention? Well, have you ever been lovingly smacked upside the head by God too? Yeah, same here! God taught me a lesson today. But it took Him quite a few smacks for me to really get it. So, after learning some on my own, I thought it would be nice to share it as well! After all, sharing is caring! I hope you stick with me in my vulnerability, and that hopefully He can speak to you through me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As most of you probably know, today is Ash Wednesday. The day that kicks off lent. The day when people gather around and get a cross marked on their forehead with ashes to symbolize the scripture in Genesis that says "for dust you are and to dust you shall return." A day used to begin the remembrance of Jesus's life after birth, ministry, death and resurrection. I decided to start my own devotional pertaining to the ne...

This blog is going to be a little different, instead of writing on a topic, or giving my opinion, or pouring my heart out to the people who mean most to me. I'm simply going to pour my heart out. I absolutely love this song by Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson. It explains something that everyone goes through at some point in their faith. While listening to it today I began to picture the story in my head, and so I wrote one. I hope you enjoy it :) Take a listen to the song and then check out the story below :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As she steps closer to the place where the sand and the water meet, she hesitates, thinking of everything building up inside of her. That place of meeting....that place of longing. Her heart is full, yet longing for more, more of something. Her spirit is thirsty.  She longs for it to be filled.  She's ready for this something to come do whatever it wants to do. So, she takes a step into t...

This is such a cliche topic to write on during this time of year....every one is blogging about it, and if they're not blogging about it, they're probably sharing a blog about it. But, what better time to bring up what I think love is then during the month of love? So, here's my take on the "L" word! Enjoy :)  "I Love You" That one sentence that can bring out a smile, melt someone's heart or.....make someone roll their eyes. The word "love" gets such a bad image anymore. People say things like... "Ugh, love is such an overused word. Everyone just tosses it around like it's free." Hate to be the captain obvious one here, but, love is free :) Check out this quote from C.S. Lewis. "Do  not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did." Unfortunately, some people put poison in their love. Demanding a price for it, misusing the word for their own personal control and in turn making ...