by Larry Wilson | Apr 15, 2024 | Life skills, Newsletter, Refreshing Faith, Relationship with God, Relationships
Do you have a way of connecting spiritually with those you love? My husband Larry shares an exercise he uses with couples he counsels. “Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are” (Jn 17:11 NASB 1995). Is...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Apr 1, 2024 | Discernment, Life skills, Refreshing Faith, Relationship with God, Spiritual warfare
Who’s your biggest enemy? If you answered, “Me,” I have news for you. You’ve been listening to the father of lies. One hat our worst enemy wears reads Accuser. His whispers taunt us while we sleep and while awake. “It’s your fault. You’re no good. God’s forgotten...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 11, 2024 | Discernment, Life skills, Spiritual warfare
My brother-in-law and his wife returned from out of town to find their house ransacked. Especially the master bedroom. The robbers had pulled out drawers and emptied them in search of valuables. Contrast that with what happened to me Christmas night. I went on...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 5, 2024 | Life skills, Refreshing Faith, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual warfare
Our round kitchen table supports my eating, working, and reading. A three-legged pedestal supports the 60-inch tabletop. Imagine what would happen if it lost a leg. Trying to hold up one side of the table while trying to eat or type wouldn’t work. I’d soon give up and...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 29, 2024 | Life skills, Personal Growth, Refreshing Faith, Relationship with God, Spiritual Growth
“Mom, look at the puppies.” I pull up a chair next to our daughter to watch the video showing the available puppies from the “poodle farm” where we got our standards. “Woof.” I turn as our dog Strider pounces, front paws landing on the table. Tail wagging, he barks...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 8, 2024 | Life skills, New Year, Personal Growth
Every January, gyms fill with eager exercisers who vow to drop those extra pounds. No more love-handles; toned and tight, the future looks bright. Yet one researcher found that “23% quit [their resolutions] in the first week, and only 36% make it past the first month....