Jesus, Coffee, and Naps

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From the kitchen cupboard, I select one of three favorite mugs. My daily mug selection is as important to the overall coffee experience as preparing the coffee the night before. I choose a mug based on how I am feeling that day. I once heard a guest pastor say, “We don’t have to live today on yesterday’s blessings.” The pastor’s statement referred to Lamentations 3:22-24: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every

Thinking I should visit soon, a verse I’ve been studying resurfaces, “Go in this strength you have” (Judges 6:14). Southern hospitality dictates, I deliver a meal, but I’m not up for cooking these days. My mind replays my mother’s mantra, “April Dawn, sometimes you gotta make due with what you have until you can do better.” Don’t overlook the greatest gift you have, the gift of yourself. Click To Tweet Armed with a pair of scissors and a canning jar, I take inventory of my ba

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The sea may roar, and the wind may howl. But my God is holding me upright by His mighty right hand and “I will not be shaken,” Psalm 62:6. ~April Dawn White *All Scripture is NIV from Bible Gateway. *Images courtesy of Pixabay. © 2016 April Dawn White, All rights reserved #faith #Psalm #Unshaken

This passage jumped off the page into my heart. It was as if God Himself, uncapped His holy highlighter drawing my eye to these much needed words of encouragement. Everywhere I turn, problems pile up like post vacation laundry. Unlike the laundry, these problems are all beyond my control. All I can do is wait and pray. The image above are the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Nestled inside the pocket of protection, I reside in the Blue Ridge Valley, more specifically, the Ro

Millions of people will be celebrating all things green and Irish on March 17th.  Over the centuries the true meaning of the Christian holiday honoring the patron saint of Ireland has been diluted in a sea of green beer, leprechauns and the illusive pot of gold. Did you know that… 1. St. Patrick was not Irish. In St. Patrick’s book Three leaves of the Clover the Saint Patrick Story, St. Patrick describes being born in the village of Bannavem Taberniae in circa 385. The exact

D In the movie, the bratty character, Veruca Salt, is famous for stomping, “But I want an Oompa Loompa now!” I soon realized, I’m guilty of mimicking Veruca Salt, stomping refusing to wait for another appointment and further testing.  I want to know what’s wrong with me now! I told a friend, “I trust God. I trust that He has a plan for me; a good plan for hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).However, I have a limited amount of paid time off. I need God to provide answers so I c