by Shirley | May 12, 2015 | God Is Close To The Broken Hearted, My Story, Tuesday At Ten
My sister’s life was cut short. She passed away at just 33 years old, two weeks after delivering her only child. Oh, I will never forget the day that my sister came to my place of employment to tell me the news that she was pregnant. She asked me to walk to her...
by Shirley | May 11, 2015 | Mother's Day, My Story, Words of Love To My Babies
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It was a day honoring mothers every where. That includes YOU, dear mother that is reading this that often times feels like everyone else gets honored on “that” day but you. I have been there. There was once a time when...
by Shirley | May 7, 2015 | National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. I come to you not with some big, long, extravagant post but a short and simple request. Would you please join me around the nation today to pray? The world we are living in is so completely troubled, and we need God more than ever!...
by Shirley | May 5, 2015 | Beautiful Music
Exhale I came to know the singer Plumb a few short years ago. This particular song would play on the radio, and I was immediately entranced in the lyrics. There was talk of baby blue eyes and curly cues that, of course, made me think of my darling daughter who was...
by Shirley | May 4, 2015 | Food For Thought, Meditation Monday
Last week I ran across a quote that I’d like to share with you: Thoughts affect emotions. Emotions affect decisions. Decisions affect your life. Take a moment to let that sink in. In short: Thoughts, emotions, decisions, life. Have you ever sat stewing on...