Scripture Reading for today: 1 Timothy 1, 2, 3 "Teresa, I'm really aggravated with you!" "Tell me more." "Well, you keep talking about "carrying this message to others" and it really upsets me. I don't have a message worth sharing." Hurting people express sentiments like this on a regular basis. Perhaps you can relate. This particular friend is early in the healing process and currently is … [Read more...] about December 12
December 29
Scripture Reading for today: Luke 16, 17, 18 It was a conversation I didn't think I had time to get into. I was standing in a long line waiting for a flu shot, and the guy behind me wanted to chat. I got the impression he didn't get out much. He recognized my face from the television show that NorthStar Community produces, and he seemed intent on giving me a hard time. Oh well. It was a long … [Read more...] about December 29
December 13
Scripture Reading for today: 1 Timothy 4, 5, 6 I sometimes read the last chapter in a book first. And if you are reading about the twelfth step without having walked through the first eleven, you're in the same boat! My husband thinks this is a ridiculous way to read, but I disagree. Sometimes reading the last chapter first gives us a vision for where we're headed. So go ahead, keep reading. The … [Read more...] about December 13
December 30
Scripture Reading for today: Luke 19, 20, 21 I'm preparing for a dinner party and in a few minutes I'll be polishing silver and getting out the good china. I particularly love my china because it was my grandmother's. My mother has the same pattern. Pulling it out reminds me of holidays long past, when others used these same dishes to serve me--when I didn't have a clue about how much work went … [Read more...] about December 30
December 14
Scripture Reading for today: 2 Timothy 1, 2, 3, 4 Twenty or so years ago I had an awakening - but not the kind anyone would really want to experience. It was more like waking up from a terrible nightmare. I had known for a while that I was a people pleaser, and I understood what a burden it was to try to please all the people all the time. I had a vague notion that this probably wasn't as … [Read more...] about December 14
December 31
Scripture Reading for today: Luke 22, 23, 24 Whew!Twelve steps in 365 days. I'd love to hear from you about your experiences of faith this past year. Email me at AskTeresa@hotmail.com and tell me your stories. While I wait to hear from you, can I pray for you and yours? Lord,I realize that you want to be found by us! How awesome to know that you love us. That your eyes rove to and fro across … [Read more...] about December 31
December 15
Scripture Reading for today: Titus 1, 2, 3 Yesterday's devotional spoke of my spiritual awakening; today I want to talk about what I learned as I barreled out of my cave of hibernation. I decided that if I was going to quit all the false identities I had assumed in my life (perfect student, perfect child, perfect friend, perfect wife, perfect mother, perfect whatever--all of which was false by … [Read more...] about December 15
leapyear
Scripture Reading for today: Luke 22, 23, 24 Whew!Twelve steps in 365 days. I'd love to hear from you about your experiences of faith this past year. Email me at AskTeresa@hotmail.com and tell me your stories. While I wait to hear from you, can I pray for you and yours? Lord,I realize that you want to be found by us! How awesome to know that you love us. That your eyes rove to and fro across … [Read more...] about leapyear
December 16
Scripture Reading for today: 1 John 1, 2, 3 and Isaiah 9 "God will always look for someone who has a perfect heart toward Him, not necessarily someone who has a perfect performance before Him. When the Lord has the heart, He can always change the behavior." Joyce Meyer, Me and My Big Mouth, p. 141. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and … [Read more...] about December 16
December 24
Scripture Reading for today: Luke 1, 2 It's Christmas Eve! Read the Christmas story and enjoy! Find a place to worship, get up off the couch, and go! Speak to the people sitting around you; they may be lonely. And if perchance you're the lonely one, you won't be after you worship in the midst of community. And unto us a child is born... May the practicing of your principles result in blessing … [Read more...] about December 24