Imagine coming home after a long day, ready for a quiet cup of tea. The kettle is boiling, you reach for your favorite cup… and it’s not in the cupboard. It’s in the sink. Dirty. In fact, they’re all dirty. Before you can enjoy your tea, you have to wash the cup In the same way, when God wants to use us — maybe to encourage someone, offer help, or share His love — He needs us to be a clean vessel. 📖 Psalm 51:10 says, Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spiri

I bake. A lot!! My husband and I both like bananas, so when I bake muffins for my husband's lunch, they are usually banana muffins of some sort. There are some ingredients that I cannot change in my favorite recipe, but there are some ingredients I add that make it EXTRA YUMMY !!! Like chocolate chips. And butterscotch chips. And oh ya, don't forget shredded coconut!! Mmmmm! I have a sweet tooth, don't you know?! As I was baking this last batch of my special Banana Explosion

No matter who we are, after we have committed a sin, there are consequences. Sometimes the sin is invisible - like an ungodly thought or attitude, and sometimes it’s a sin that you cannot hide - for example getting pregnant before marriage. (That was me!) It is important to remember that God will always make a good thing out of a negative situation, if you turn to Him and ask for forgiveness. And follow it up with a changed life and lifestyle - determined to live for Him. He

I like plants and I have a few in my home. I take care of them as best I know how - by placing them near the window, and by watering them regularly. Not too much at one time because I could (and have) over-watered them, and they turn yellow and sickly. So now I wait until they are pretty much gasping for moisture - then I add some water to the dry parched ground. I did that today, which is three days earlier than my normal routine - just because they looked so dry. I was wond