What inspires a fresh hopefulness in you? Yesterday evening I was blessed to host the inaugural Treasured Tears Holiday dinner. One of the hardest seasons to walk through in the valley of the shadow of death is the Holiday season. Thanksgiving comes blatantly showing us the empty chair at the table. We hardly have enough … Continue reading A Fresh Inspiration of Hope
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Patchwork quilts
My eighty-eight-year-old mother loves to quilt. Over the years, when I have gone home to visit, I have walked into the house, and I often would find her in her favorite chair, hand quilting her masterpiece. Have you ever taken the time to look deeply at the beauty of a finished patchwork quilt? I would … Continue reading Patchwork quilts
And Always Be Thankful
In the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to speak and share my story with our Law Enforcement. It was a different venue than where I usually talk. I was asked to share why I feel the enforcement of Driving Impaired is essential. Yesterday was a kickoff campaign for the Holiday season. Of … Continue reading And Always Be Thankful
A Beacon of Hope
Many in our nation say, “God is not real, or He really is not enough.” I sit here with a heavy heart tonight, attempting to write my blog. I carry a massive burden for the brokenhearted and the lost. Why? Last week I was out of town for a few days. I received a text … Continue reading A Beacon of Hope
The One Who Has My Heart
If your life ended tonight, what would be the one word to summarize your life? What would be the one word God says, this is the sum of your life? I think for much of my life, rejected would have been my word. The Definition of reject is to refuse to accept someone or something. … Continue reading The One Who Has My Heart
Thank God, For the Victories
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” - Psalms 56:8 God spoke that scripture into me during a time when I was sitting beside a mother that was traveling the sacred journey of grief. What was He … Continue reading Thank God, For the Victories
I’LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU
In a dream I had, I was walking on a frozen pond. It was a cold, cloudy, and frigid winter day. Suddenly the ice began to crack beneath my feet. Fear gripped me throughout my entire body. There was no way to make it back to the shore. The muddy darkness was moving in waves … Continue reading I’LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU
Let Us Go
Have you ever heard a “word from the Lord?” In March of 2017, I was seeking the Lord with prayer and fasting, when He spoke distinctly into my life. Today I am going to share a portion of that word that feels heavy on my heart. “I have set you apart, I have consecrated you … Continue reading Let Us Go
To California For The One
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the Altar? You see, he was trusting God so much that he was willing to do whatever God told him to do. His faith was made complete by what he did---by … Continue reading To California For The One
Life is a Dance
Life is a dance Part 1 It isn’t easy to put yourself out there. To be transparent to the world, to share all the ugly places that brought me to where I am today. I find it so amazing that most of the people God chose to use were the very one’s society would quickly … Continue reading Life is a Dance
Beverly Shoemaker 