Home Staging – Keep It Centered

When I stage a home, I keep several things rolling through my mind as I go from space to space, room to room. Those thoughts all fade together in creating only ONE purpose – stage to sell! I’m never asked to stage a home for families who are trying to...

FALLing In Love … All Over Again!

Rip and I had THE best time at First Baptist Church Vicksburg this past Tuesday night! From the second we pulled up to the church parking lot, we both knew…there’s something special about this place! And we weren’t in the building 10 minutes before...

God's Word Holds You

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  John 1:1   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  John...

Prayer for Fellow Believers

“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,”          Philippians 1:9  What a powerful prayer to pray for your fellow believers!  How does this prayer compare to what you are praying for your...

Small Space? Think "less & large"

One of the greatest temptations in decorating any small space is to use small pieces .. and plenty of them. Trying to decorate a small space can be tricky when you also want to make it: feel inviting and cozy create function invite texture (texture always helps a...

God is So Good

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. Mark 10:18″ God is good all the time. All the time God is good.”  Even Jesus declared; “No one is good but One, that is, God.”  Hey; wait a minute; Jesus is God,...

Strength Achieved or Strength Received

 “My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word”. Psalm 119:28 The words in Clayton King’s book Stronger; jumped off the page at me.  “You don’t achieve strength.  You receive strength.”  “The most...

Homiletics

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 What if we lost our freedom to gather with other believers to study God’s Word?  Could you...