Grace Additives

Lord, I seek your guidance during this time of uncertainty. Calm the fears that we may feel. Protect us from this devasting virus. Teach us to pray Abba F...

How do you quieten fear? What is making you fearful at the moment? These are questions that I have been asking quietly in my mind as I walk through grocery...

I value a person’s time and energy when it comes to friendship. In today’s world it is easy to become too busy with life to entertain a friendship. Before ...

Teaching to hit a target is ideal at a firing range. But what about in a classroom? Or in a Sunday School class? I have to say there have been times that ...

“Liar, Liar, Pants on fire” was a chant I learned when I was growing up. When my daughter was growing up, we rented a movie called “Liar, Liar”. One of the...

What is community? I have asked myself this a lot lately. The definition of community is 1) a group of people living in the same place or having a particul...

Last night the news covered the loss of a 3-year-old little girl. I am sickened by the murder of this young child. We live in a broken world. Finding comf...

I looked forward to being an empty nester. Those moments when the house was loud was usually when I thought it will be great to be an empty nester. I count...

Do you put God first? We hear this asked all the time in church. Okay, maybe not all the time, but enough times that you should know the answer. But knowing...

I know, I have written about forgiveness before. And I will probably write about it again. You see, forgiveness is not about a “one and done” type mentalit...

I have not published a blog in a month or so (well, except the one I publish yesterday). It is not that I have not written any, just failed to publish. You...

I signed up for a 60-Day Challenge at the gym. The concept is if changing a few things for 60 days then hopefully it becomes a habit. Their thoughts are by w...

Why do we doubt? Big question, right? What do you doubt? That is probably a bigger question for some people. I doubt myself. I doubt my abilities and my...

I have been asked that question at the end of each chapter of the workbook I am studying. I have failed to answer. Not because I do not know who God is, bu...

Why cancer, Lord? Is there not an easier way to die? I mean, seriously, rounds of fire through the veins and then pointed directly at the spot. I don’t do...

Life is not the same without you. I understand it was your time to go, but I needed more time. I needed a little more conversation. I needed one more hug....

Yes, I am aware the movie title is “Rebel Without A Cause”, but that is not what I am writing about. As a parent, you look at your child differently than you...

Oh how our Christian holidays have changed. We invented a fat man to bring gifts to our children, instead of celebrating the birthday of our Savior. We the...

When you think of a love story, what comes to mind? Romeo & Juliet, of course. Maybe your own love story is note-worthy. But do you think of God and His l...

We all have them, commitments. But what happens when you have too many? Or you do not have the right mindset to handle the ones you have before you taken o...