What was Jesus thinking when He said, “let not your hearts be troubled?” Seriously? Like I can flip a switch to turn off my brain? e There’s a ton to be troubled about. He might have as well said to me- Don’t worry about anything– oh wait- He said that too 🙂 ! Getting […]
“You’re a piece of trash!” ……. …”I never wanted you!”……….. “You ruined my life.” …………….”I should have had an abortion.”……………. “I’m through with you.” …………………”You never do anything right!” …………………. “Why did I ever have kids?”………………. “You’re the biggest mistake I’ve made with my life.”………………. “I wish you had never been born.” You […]
“It is what it is!” I cringe when I hear people say that phrase- “it is what it is.” People add it to their description about something happening in their life like “nothing can be changed” or like the last nail has been driven into the proverbial coffin. a It makes me want to scream! […]
Anger churns until my stomach is in knots. Reality, in form of fantasy- a gunman lauding himself as “The Joker”, shot and ultimately killed 12 people in a movie theater, while 11 more are listed in critical condition and yet another 30 were injured! An isolated incident? Just look at the headlines or listen to […]
Use some dynamite to blast away the lies on “Mount Identity”-let’s destroy all the negative labels the world, people, and even our own minds try to ingrain into our being and we see clearly the only opinion and truth that truly matters is who God says we are! When the dust settles, the first nugget you can […]
[box type=”info”] I’ve got a SURPRISING TREASURE for you today! I’m in Galveston, Texas with my family on vacation and I’ve asked my sister-friend, Edy, to be our guest blogger! If you’ve followed Surprising Treasures very long, you might have noticed Edy comments on every post! (boy, do I love that 🙂 ) She is […]
Though our constitution truthfully states that all “men” are created equal, the reality in this fallen world is: “All” are not equally endowed.  As a mom, I try to be an “equalizer”. You know, keep everything fair and more-or-less-the same. I find it’s a formidable, if not impossible task when dealing with something abstractly complicated such as “intelligence”. e […]
Though I didn’t feel the tremors of the earthquake whose epicenter was in Oklahoma, I’m alert & aware. I’ve read and heard everyone’s surprised comments that Kansas would “feel” some ripples of the earthquake tremors. God hides beautiful treasures for us to discover in life but He does not want the “end of the age” to be a surprise! […]
I laughed this morning reading my husband’s comment on my last post! And I quote, “I miss those nesting days too. These days its the flutter of wings everywhere, but then, I like the feel of a breeze in my face. And our children are flyers. They really are.” (of course he feels wind- he’s […]
If we could tune into the heart of God- I believe this is what His every heart beat is saying. He is 100 % committed to our complete care and it is motivated by an endless supply of His love. The trouble is- our mind and thoughts are “running” through the other “channels” being broadcast. […]
” This Too Shall Pass” My mom used to tell me this phrase when something unpleasant was happening; like a trip to the dentist to have a cavity filled, a zit on the forehead erupting on a school day, a test in math, or some other such trivial thing. Of course, those things weren’t […]