07 Feb When Life Sucks Your Breath Away
My heart was beating fast, my mind racing. The over-whelming feeling of hopelessness and despair swept over me like a flood. In just a moment’s time, my whole world felt like it came crashing down around me...
Cindy’s Inspirational Blog
24 Jan Are You Preparing Your Family for “Battle”?
I love the plaque that is sitting on our kitchen counter. The message it contains has become a favorite of mine. I believe passionately in what it communicates. It clearly portrays our hearts’ desire for our family. In this house, we do second chances. We do...
03 Jan I Am Dying…
January. The beginning of a bright, new year filled with potential moments of life and experiencing the blessings of another day. However, as I reflect on last year and anticipate 2014, I am very aware that my time is limited and that, in reality, I...
28 Nov The Lost Art of Thanksgiving…
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06 Nov When Jesus is All You Have
The many heart-wrenching stories, tears, and cries to be set free from the lies of the enemy are vividly sketched in my mind. The horrendous stories of sexual abuse beginning as an innocent and impressionable three-year-old little girl makes me shudder. I hug my three...
01 Nov Experiencing God…My Journey Through Darkness
The darkness was so heavy and thick that I couldn’t see ANYTHING! I began groping in the blanket of blackness that enveloped me. I had absolutely no warning that I was going to lose every ray of light that I had been taking for granted....
04 Oct The Missing “Key” of Complete Surrender
In many ways, she reminded me of a wild and free-spirited horse. She resisted all restraints and balked at being steered in a specific direction. However, I could see that beneath the anger, defiance, and stubborn attitude was a little girl’s innocent heart that had...
20 Sep Detecting Truth From Lies…
Have you ever wanted to believe someone, but couldn’t get past the sense that something wasn't quite right or that they weren’t being completely honest? Have you observed a situation and, although you saw many positive things, you struggled in believing the authenticity of it?...
14 Sep Finding the Answers to “God, Why?”
Have you ever felt guilty for asking the forbidden question of, “God, why?” Although the intense pain you are feeling seems to demand an answer to this question, you feel condemned to be questioning the Almighty God. What kind of weak Christian are you, if...
06 Sep The Silent Scream of, “God, WHY?”
As I sat in the foreboding and sterile Intensive Care Unit holding the still and cold hand of my sixteen-year-old son, my heart felt dead, in spite of the screams of, “God, why?” that were reverberating within. The almost eerie sound of the ventilator was...