Ever since I entered into ministry work, I’ve been dismayed to witness marriage after marriage struggling with unresolved conflict. Many believe that no matter how horrible the marriage is – even if there’s abuse – no one should ever divorce, but work through the conflict. In a perfect world where BOTH partners are actually working Read More
Posts by Shannon
What Does It Mean to Have “Ordered Footsteps?”
This question was asked of me recently, “If I plan my own future, isn’t that planning with my own will? If God is ordering my footsteps, shouldn’t I wait for HIM to tell me what to do?” The beauty of such a question is the humble heart in which this question was asked. This person Read More
To Judge or Not to Judge?
Guest Blogger, Laura Smith A righteous judge always considers all the evidence and statements from eyewitnesses before coming to a verdict. A skilled judge perceives the heart of the matter and discerns whether a person is lying or being honest. He has been in the business long enough and has seen enough people come through Read More
There’s Gold Hiding in Your Mud
In every crisis or obstacle, there is a treasure to be found. Each trial, challenge, difficulty, or drama that we encounter carries a lesson that will make us learn why we made the decision or decisions that we did. Knowing what our “Pay-off” was for making the choices and actions that we did will help Read More
Positioning Yourself In Abundance
On the long road of life, where getting from point A to point B is a daily activity, it’s easy to get lost in the ‘road rage’ energy that comes with interacting with other individuals on the highway of life. The first step to changing your course, along with your attitude, is to find another Read More
Finding You By Identifying Your Strengths
By identifying your strengths you allow others around you to embrace theirs. Imagine a world where everyone was who they were born to be! When you embrace who you are, a world of limitless possibilities unveils itself. Imagine what the world would be like if people focused more on whothey were as individuals rather than judging what Read More
Eclipsed
The night was chilly and crisp, the skies clear and the mountains to the west glowed an eerie silver blue-gray in the twilight. My two children, husband and I were wrapped up in blankets, standing or sitting on the deck of our home in Colorado, faces lifted toward the moon. This was the night we were Read More
When in Doubt … DON’T LOOK DOWN!
Have you ever sat on your living room couch watching another old adventure movie where the hero or heroine is telling their counterpart in the movie, “Don’t look down” as they climb a steep cliff, or sky scraper, or trapeze rope? For that matter, have you ever been some where high up, perhaps as a Read More
Out of the Wilderness
A pastor I knew was teaching a series on the journey “Out of the Wilderness” by the children of Israel and how each camp that they stopped at, had a profound effect on their lives. (Each camp signified an emotional, spiritual, relational or physical milestone in the life of God’s children.) As he began wrapping Read More
Character 101 and The Cow with a Message
Scanning the horizon with my friend’s binoculars, I stood on the deck of their home, enjoying the view of open space that connected with their back yard. As was my habit, whenever I got the chance to visit with them. I had grabbed the binoculars that sat by the sliding glass doors and was watching the Read More
Castaway
On a tiny, desert island, a few palm trees struggle against the biting wind as a lone person stands against their bending trunks seeking refuge from the raging storm. The feeling of abandonment and despair screams in their brain in rhythm with the beating of their own frantic heart. Perhaps this is descriptive of what you Read More
Hidden Treasures
Somewhere in time, a hand is cradling within its palm, dozens of priceless, living pearls. The hand lifts and the pearls are cast into a wilderness area containing nothing but sand, scorpions, cactus and dogs digging for bones. The wind blows and buries the pearls in the hot sandy desert. The pearls can’t help but wonder why Read More