What would you say?

I was wondering...


If you were able to go back in time


and talk to yourself


as you graduate from high school,


what would you say?


What advice would you give,


the young, excited, optimistic


you about the future?

-Hoping to use your answers in the last issue of my teen girl magazine.-

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Happy Mother's Day

Is there...?

Is there any substitute

for a mother’s love?

Is there anything

that comes close

to her loving touch?

Is there another voice

that carries the same feeling

As the sweet, tender voice

of a mother who’s praying?

Is there another smile

that shines so bright

as the smile of a mother

at the sight of her child?

Happy Mother's Day to all biological and spiritual mothers. May God's blessing be with you this Mother's Day and every other day.

What's in Your Heart

“Oh Wow $20.00,” I exclaimed to myself as I pulled what I thought was a piece of paper out of my handbag. I hadn’t used that particular bag in a few months and I had put it there the last time I used it and had forgotten about it. However, I found it at just when I needed it most.

I'm over here today.
Do stop by to read my post, What's in Your Heart.

Giveaway ~ Benedictions

Do you enjoy reading Christian fiction?
If you do stop by Emily Ann's blog. She's giving away a book by Deeanne Gist, one of my favorite fiction authors this week.

Saying Goodbye

In another month I’ll be saying goodbye to my teen girl magazine.

The thing is saying goodbye is hard.

I’ve been publishing Girl Talk since June 2000, almost a third of my life.

I feel like it’s time to take a break I don’t know if it’s six months, one year or forever and therein lies the uncertainty.

How do you say goodbye to something that you didn’t plan on giving up?

My desire remains the same, to reach, encourage, inspire and point young ladies to Christ.

I know my Heavenly father has a plan as to what I should do next and I know He’ll reveal it in His time.

Which Road?

Have you ever read the poem The Road Less Travelled? It is about a man who went on a journey. During his journey he came upon crossroads. He decided to take the one that not many people had traveled before him. At the end of his journey looking back he said that taking the road less traveled had made all the difference in his life.

I was reading the poem recently and for some reason I thought about Abraham and Isaac.

What is the road less traveled? In my opinion, the road less traveled is the road with the tough choices. It’s one that not many people voluntarily choose to go down. It’s the one Abraham chose. Isaac was Abraham’s promised son but Isaac was what God asked of him. Stop by Laced With Grace to read the rest of this post.

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Saints Where Are Your Prayers?

Heaven’s Host are standing by
War has been declared
The enemy forces grow in strength
Saints where are your prayers?

This battle is not yet over
The war has just begun
This is no time to slow the pace
Saints we need your prayers!

Heaven’s Host are fighting on your behalf
Their victory depends on you
This is not the time to give up
Saints its time to pray!

It’s time to pray without ceasing
As 1 Thessalonians 5:17 declares
The victory is yours for the taking
Saints let us pray!

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I wrote this poem quite a few years ago after reading Frank Peretti's book This Present Darkness. There was a scene in the book where the Hosts of Heaven were fighting demonic forces. However, the Christians were distracted and not praying hence, the angels were getting pummeled because they gained their strength from the prayers of the saints.

The question, “Saints where are your prayers?” uttered from the angel’s mouth stayed with me long after I’d finished the book.


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