“Drama Queen” or “Hero?” Esther was not your typical “drama queen,” but in a literal sense, Esther was a queen whose life was filled with drama.  Whose isn’t?  I think you would agree that no one gets out of this life without facing a little drama and the fear that goes along with it.  Was she a hero? Absolutely! This was her destiny. Scripture says that God placed her in position of royalty “for such a time as this.” (Esther 4:14) I love the idea that God poured such courage

You may be thinking, “Ah, Daughter of Royalty, sounds like another fairytale to me.”  You think that the whole fairytale idea is nothing but fantasy; you may not see your life as a beautiful fairytale. “You think that you are far from being a princess, and the idea that your life is ever going to end happily-ever-after is just a pipe dream based on false hopes. But in the midst of our pain and our dashed hopes, there is Jesus, the hero of our story, and he is faithful and tru

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During a particularly wet summer in New Mexico, there were plants that popped up in the desert that had not been seen in over 100 years....

A word spoken at the right moment, How good it is! Like a custom-made piece of jewelry. Proverbs 15:23 and 25:11 Words of Warning...

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I opened my closet, and I was shocked! My closet had come to look more like a jungle than an organized storage space for my clothes. I...

To Proclaim the Goodness of God Enough is Enough! Enough of the procrastinating! Time to get my little ostrich head out of the sand and...

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In the not so long ago, there stood a pine tree high on a hill in God’s Garden. It truly was the most beautiful tree, and it towered...

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The Story of the Birds in the Birdcage: A poor, young lad captured 4 birds and put them in a birdcage. He then took them to market and...

This is comical but so true… A beautiful woman looked into a mirror and thought, “What a mess; I need to lose a few pounds," while an...