Have you ever silently battled with something and never shared it with anyone? It's too painful or shameful to speak of. I did and my battle was with fear. What brought me shame was what I feared, and I didn't understand why, so I never spoke of it. It's not what you battle, but WHY you battle it. God wants to get to the why, because that's where the healing takes place. Many times, in the middle of the night I battled with fear. It came in a sudden moment. Thoughts of danger filled my mind that someone was in the house ready to harm my daughter. As fear filled me and rose within, I battled with what to do. Was the Holy Spirit prompting me to get up or was I making it all up? What should I d

"Falling in love" is a term we hear in this world. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? For me, falling in love is something that happens after a certain encounter that grabs a hold of your heart. It surprises you as it catches you off guard. It just feels right like taking the next natural step. You don't force it; you don't think about it...it just happens. The next thing you know, you're falling in love. It seems easy, but it's the remaining IN love that's the difficult part. Because of possible hurts and disappointments can cause the "exit" sign to appear on love. Why stay in love when it hurts too much or it's hard to maintain when only one seems to do the maintenance work? Then