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Keep Calm, You are Kept By God

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:20:06 +0000

This morning I heard God say, look up scriptures about being “kept” by God.

I did so, and wow…. Such amazing peaceful scriptures to meditate on.

Scriptures like,

“who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1:5‬

And…

“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.”

‭‭John‬ ‭10:29‬

And….

“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:39‬ ‬‬

And….

“To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—”

‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:24‬‬‬

One comforting scripture after another.

Then I looked up the word “kept”

In the dictionary and what it meant to be a “kept woman.”

My heart did what it always does when I realize how the enemy Satan works to try to distort all the good that God created.

I wasn’t surprised.

Being a kept woman isn’t a great phrase in everyday life as it represents an adulterous relationship.

But, truthfully we are supposed to be a people kept by God for His plans, His purposes, His peace, His joy, His love.

But… too often we settle for the cheap substitutes of life to fill our empty souls.

Truthfully God has amazing and beyond perfect plans for us when we follow Him.

But, this world always tries to counterfeit, other plans for us to take part in.

The whole book of Hosea speaks of us as an adulterous people. We have left our beautiful Husband Jesus and we have become enamored with the love of money, things, likes and followers.

Yuck and yuck.

Ladies and Gentleman.

Return to your First Love Jesus.

His arms are ready to hold you. He’s waiting to cover you and protect you.

Return to your Fortress oh Prisoners of Hope.

Keep Calm

You are Kept by God.

Entrusted

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:06:19 +0000

Being entrusted with something is an honor. It’s also a huge responsibility. God entrusts us with gifts and abilities to use for His Glory and to expand His Kingdom.
If we forget that these gifts that have been entrusted to us aren’t for us, but for Him, we are in danger of pride.
If we forget that these gifts He entrusted to us aren’t meant to make us feel alone or indebted, it can make us feel fearful of failure.
If we forget that the same God Who entrusted us with the Great Commission is expecting us to also entrust The Holy Spirit in us to lead us every day, we can feel forsaken.
Entrusting requires us to remember.
Remember who we are: (Children of God)
Remember Whose we are:
(God’s special possession)
Remember Why we do what we do:
(So God gets the Glory in our lives)
We are called and entrusted with great deposits and gifts from God. We must entrust our every day to Him to protect us and to protect the great deposits He has made in our lives.
He is able to guard what has been entrusted to Him.
Have a wonderful day.

The Double Edged Sword

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:08:54 +0000

I have read this scripture so many times and mainly I would meditate on the fact that The Word is alive… and active!
But today Holy Spirit showed me the part where it penetrates even to dividing soul and Spirit!
I thought how AWESOME it is that The Double Edged Sword is compared to The Word and that the Word is even sharper than it! The Word of God is The Sword of The Spirit. Also, in The Book of Revelations when Jesus shows up on the scene He is described so vividly and with a double edged sword coming out His mouth.
Oh y’all….
The beauty of The Sword of the Spirit is…. Its ability to penetrate and cut straight to the core.
It penetrates and divides soul and Spirit.
Even in us.
Even in our struggles with emotions and thoughts.
Do you know that’s what the soul is? It’s our mind, our will and our emotions!
When we are struggling in our feelings or our emotions or even our thoughts or our hormones, the thing we can always rely on is that we are filled with Holy Spirit if we have made Jesus Lord.
This means…. Jesus in us, The Hope of Glory, Jesus’ Spirit in us, The Holy Spirit, can help us to separate feelings and emotions from truth!
And, He uses His Sword…. The Word of God to do it.
The Word of God is our truth.
It’s our sword. It’s our only true north.
The Word (That is sharper than a double edged sword)can help you decipher lies from truth.
The Word of God(that is sharper than any double edged sword) can help you make right choices, no matter what your emotions are saying.
The Word of God helps us separate fact and fiction in our soul.
Now that’s….. a weapon we truly need.
Today, have you sharpened your Sword?
Have you meditated on The Word?
Have you given truth a chance to cut the lies Satan has planted in your ear today into pieces?
If not, go there right now.
The Word is waiting for you. It’s alive and active!
Thank you Jesus, The Word Made Flesh!

Why me?

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:13:10 +0000

This morning I was recovering from a rough thinking day yesterday. I’d love to tell you I know why some days I am more anxious than others. But. I don’t know why.
Yesterday I was obsessing pretty bad on the “What if’s?”
I’d also love to tell you that I quickly returned to peace as I stood strong on the lessons God has taught me over 30 years about how my brain works. But.. it was quite the opposite. I didn’t discipline myself to focus on Jesus and His Word! I was in Over-active Figure Outer Mode.”
I was googling instead of praying.
I was all into “Why me?” And not into “Thank You Jesus!”
I wore myself out overthinking yesterday and dropped into bed exhausted.
This morning……
I repented.
As I stood with my face in the sunrise… I said to God.
“I need You!”
Here’s what God and I said to each other next…
“Who are you?” -God
“I’m You’re girl.” -Me
“Then what is this all about?”-God
……….tears…….
As I realized I had forgotten again…. I am Unforsaken!
I’m not alone!
I never, ever will be alone!
I have God in me!
I am safe and able to make right choices when I let Him lead!
I can discipline myself to not fear!
……I said;
“I’m sorry Daddy!”

Then here comes the peace……
God said “Go read Psalm 119.”

And here I am now….. telling you, God wants us to remember…..
He isn’t going anywhere.
He’s right here!
He’s in you, if you have made Jesus Lord!
He is our loving Daddy.
He won’t let you fall.
Now go…. Allow His Word to counsel you.
This is the day that The Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Time is of the Essence

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:30:53 +0000

A couple consistent themes I have been studying about and praying through as God is guiding me is, “Time is of The Essence” and “It’s okay to play.”
As a Type A….. woman who has always put a lot of stock in tasks being checked off each day, I’m being stretched in ways I can’t complain about. I’m being stretched to play!
I’m being stretched and convicted to rest and enjoy the journey.
Don’t get me wrong… I am 100%sure that Jesus is coming back soon and that I am called to shout from the rooftops daily, “Be Reconciled to Christ!”
But, lately the kindness and mercy and grace of Jesus has been wooing me to stop being so “worky” (I made that word up!) and…. Play a little.
Yall, rest and play is so important! I learned that from my kids and grands.
I think… we grow our faith and we become childlike in our faith (which is what Jesus wants us to be) when we remember how to play.
Truthfully, playing make believe with my grands is my favorite thing. We pretend to be pirates, police officers, bus drivers (as we drive the golf cart all over the farm) and whatever other fun thing comes to mind at the time.
It’s through playtime that I’ve been able to have amazing conversations with them about God’s love.
Oh y’all, we grown ups have so much to learn from kids. They know how to drink of living water! They embrace fun. They believe so easily. They are who the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to.
Today…. What will you do that’s fun?
Take it from an old workaholic.
We need to remember how to play. It’s okay to play.
Drink of the well that will never run dry. Jesus is Living Water! He quenches our thirsty lives.

He Made It All

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:14:23 +0000

I am an indoor girl! I think you know that about me by now.
This morning as I prayed I read a Psalm that I’ve probably read a ton of times but it never came alive to me so vividly.
Psalm 104. How in the world do people see these pieces of art by God and not worship?
He made it all. Everything was made by Jesus and for Jesus.
I will sing praise to The Lord all of my life.
“Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth. He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts. The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers. The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax. He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens. Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening. How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works— he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭104:1-35‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I'm sharing a Smile

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:26:57 +0000

I’m sharing a smile with you today.
This woman smiling has put more smiles on my face than I can count. She doesn’t even have any idea her impact on my life, I’m sure.
This lady, shared Jesus with me over 30 years ago! That phone call she made to me before I moved to Florida meant more to me than all the world.
I had been attending Bible study with her and some amazing ladies for over a year. We studied, prayed and talked and drank a lot of coffee but, the prayer of salvation never happened until Heidi Burroughs picked up the phone and called me.
I can still remember staring at moving boxes and pacing and talking on my cordless house phone.
Heidi said to me; “The ladies and I needed to make sure you understood salvation before you move.” Truthfully, I hadn’t! I didn’t know what she was talking about when she said, “We need to know you are saved.”
The truth is, I was still lost!
After years of church and even Bible study… I was lost. But, not after that phone call.
Thank you Jesus!
A couple weeks ago, I visited NY for a funeral. Of course, Heidi was volunteering at the church where the funeral was held. Her servant heart is so beautiful.
This woman, got the biggest hug from me as I walked out of the sanctuary.
I hugged her so tight and thanked her again.
I thanked her for taking the time to call me and just ask, “Do you understand what a personal relationship with Jesus means? And do you know you are going to Heaven when you die?”
Oh y’all…… I cringe thinking what if she never called me?
What if I was still in the religious mindset that sitting in a church pew and showing up for bible group meant I was saved. I cringe thinking about that old religion I relied on.
I rejoice and smile and praise God right now as I look at Heidi’s smile. This lady means more to me than she will ever know.
Ladies, gentlemen, friends….who do you need to call? Who needs to be asked, “If today was your last day, do you know where you are going!”
That phone call can change eternity for someone. Actually; it may change a lot of people’s eternity.
I guess I just wanted to let you see the face of one of my living angels.
Thanks again Heidi.

God Wants In on Everything

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:00:59 +0000

I was praying this morning and found myself saying…
“Thank you Jesus. I am alive because of You and for You.
-I am a wife to an amazing man because of You and for You.
-I am a mother to Four spectacular humans because of You and for You.
-I am a Mimi to soon to be 7 miraculous gifts because of You and for You.
-I am a daughter of great parents and in-laws because of You and for You.
-I am a sister and an auntie and a friend to more blessings than any woman deserves because of You and for You.
-I serve others daily because of You and for You.
Everyone and everything in my life is from You and for You Jesus.
Have your way with my life Lord.

Because I can

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:58:30 +0000

In two months it will be a year since my complete hysterectomy. I share this with joy saying, “I can do 60 full crunches now like I used to.” This is not bragging. I know many a person who giggles at that amount. I say this in thankfulness for a body that will allow me to exercise in this way.

I do crunches for my sister Char Ames. I walk two miles each day for my sister Char. I push myself to do more than I did the day before for my sister Char.

Char is the most amazing wife, mommy, sister and CeCe to her little loves. She works her butt off everyday from her wheelchair to embrace every area of life that God has blessed her with. She just saw Stonehenge last week for goodness sake.

She does all of these things from a sitting position but more often from a praying position. I am not over exaggerating when I say she’s my hero.
She can quote more Bible than anyone I know and she prays harder and more often than anyone I know. She’s my sis and sometimes I forget to tell her how amazed I am by her.
So, today I decided to do it publicly.
I work physically hard because I don’t take it for granted that I can. It’s a gift. The bodies God gave us are gifts. Do we take them for granted? Yes! Everyone does.
But, when we recover from major surgery we are reminded how special health is and it should spur us on to be better.

I guess I just wanted to encourage you today to thank God for your body that works the way He designed it to work. I’m also encouraging you and me to treat our bodies like the Temple of The Holy Spirit. Jesus lives in you if you are a believer! When you remember that, you’ll do a couple more crunches than yesterday.
I do them because I can.

When God Wants to Talk

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:44:30 +0000

My heart is so full this morning. Not because of any worldly thing. My heart is full because I just finished a coffee talk with Jesus.
Yes; I am that girl who talks outloud all day and night to Holy Spirit and I am that girl who believes He talks back to me. I pray you will believe this too.
Anyways, here’s the whole story.
My coffee kicked in, and I went in to go to the bathroom. I did what I do everytime I sit on the toilet, I thank God that my body works right. Then as I was washing my hands here is the conversation we had.
(I tell you this because God told me to tell you.)
Me: “Thank you God for this hot water and soft soap to wash with. Thanks for showing me my skin is getting a little thinner as I age and I love putting coconut oil on it.”
God:”Remember washing your mommy before she passed? Remember when you put lotion on her arms as she was dry? She loved that.”
Me: ”Yes God, thank you for the honor of caring for my Mama before she passed.”
God: “You’re welcome.”
Me: “I’m sad for friends who have issues with their parents and won’t have that gift.”
God: “me too.”
Me: “I’ll tell them to forgive them today God. Thank you for telling me to forgive when I have issues with people.Thank you for forgiving me God and thank you that my Mama doesn’t need lotion anymore. She’s so…..perfect now and I get to see that someday.”
God: “You’re welcome.”
Me: “okay God, I’ll go post it.”
God: “”
I don’t know who needs this, but don’t waste another minute.
Forgive!
Reconcile with your family.
Today is precious.
There’s nothing more important than your salvation, and this verse is pretty straightforward.
As much as it pertains to you, go be reconciled to others and to God.
I hope this pokes you right where you need it today. Your salvation is worth it.
Love you.

Best Drive Ever

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:55:06 +0000

Yesterday Eli and I drove to the beach to babysit for a couple grands to give Mommy and Daddy a little time to themselves. It was about a 2 hour drive, but the time went so fast.
I told Eli I would drive on the way there and he could drive home as this old girl can’t see a dang thing at night. You’re welcome y’all! I know my limits.

Anyways, driving there was not only quick, it was Spirit filled.

Eli played navigator and DJ while I drove. He pounded the Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake and Maverick City, one song after the next. We finished off the drive with a little CeCe Winans…. Let’s just say the anointing was flowing between home and Palm Coast.

As songs would play, I would say, “Eli, do you know what he means by “dead things come alive?”or “graves to gardens?” and so on…

As the music played I would say, “That’s in 1st or 2nd Kings” or “That’s about Ezekiel!” Or “Look this one up.” Eli would look up scriptures and read them and we would worship along with the Word!

I said “E, true worshippers worship in Spirit and in Truth!”

We would sing and worship allowing The Holy Spirit to speak to us as we meditated on the

Words sung knowing they are taken straight from the Bible.”

As we drove on, God kept dropping things in our Spirit to say and talk about. We just kept thanking Him.
It was powerful.

I had to keep fighting back the lump in my throat as we sang in thankfulness.
I heard God say “Don’t you love that your son loves talking about me?”
I was like…..”YES!!!!!!!!!!”
He said “So do I!”

Then God showed me something powerful I’ll never forget.

We were on I4! Traffic was steady and going about 70 miles an hour. I was in the middle lane, and two tractor trailers came up on either side of me. There was a white van I was following at a safe distance behind. This went on for a while.

I was worshipping and driving and God said “Just keep looking straight ahead. Follow that van….. I kept going.

God said “See these big rigs on each side.” “Yes Lord!”
He said “You have no idea how often angels are standing like this next to you. They are protecting you. You just look straight ahead.”
Lump in my throat!!!!!!!!

Ya’ll…. The days that The Word comes alive so real in our Spirits…..are the days we allow Him to move and have first place!

We could have listened to a podcast, or some country music or talked about everyday life.

But, instead, we let God in on the road trip yesterday.
And Wow!!!!!!!! Dead things came alive in me.
The Word is alive!
Worship is powerful.
Angels are everywhere.
True worshippers will worship in Spirit and in Truth.
Soak in The Truth of God’s Word everyday so God can use it to speak to you!
Yes Lord!

Purposeful Living

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:30:05 +0000

The older I get the more decisions I make based on the theme, “What is the purpose in this?”

The Psalm 90:12 reminds us to number our days. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
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I guess, what I thought of this morning is, “Time is precious, what are we doing with each moment?”

When we realize how precious life is and how limited our time here is, hopefully we become people of purpose. Truthfully each moment is either purposed or lost.
I have tried to number my days with work, with family, with time with loved ones. I’m even trying to be purposeful with exercise, chores and every thing that goes in my mouth.
Did God make it?
Or did man?

Will this help me be my best today or is this sugar rush going to make me want to nap in 30 minutes?

Y’all, after menopause, women lose a lot of the get -out -of jail free cards with health. No more easy -peasy metabolism boosts our body gives us to just fight off that whole sleeve of Oreos we ate after dinner.

Just like we tell our teens that don’t always make the best choices, it’s time to tell ourselves,
“It’s time to grow up!”
So, I’m thinking about my foods.
Is this glorifying God with my body?

My body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. So, am I treating it like a temple or a burger joint?
This morning I had a choice to make. I wanted pancakes.

The old Mo would have just whipped them up and poured on the butter and syrup and worked it off in the heat today doing chores. But, with age should come some wisdom right? Wisdom isn’t just something we attain so we can pursue great careers, make money and look successful in the world’s eyes. Wisdom is for every decision in life.

Are we purposeful in every decision in life from what to wear, what to eat, how to raise our kids, protect our marriages and what to say in tough situations and conversations?
If every moment is precious and our days here on Earth are truly numbered, then even how we make our pancakes matters.

So, I whipped up some blueberry, raspberry, collagen and protein powder, pancakes and I lathered them with greek yogurt instead of whipped cream and syrup.
The results…. were amazing.
Tommy Mydlo goes, “What’s in these? They are awesome!”
I said “Purpose!”
Number your days.
Life is precious and there is an expiration date on our bodies, and our lives, so for goodness sakes, throw some collagen in there.

Don’t Waste The Weeds

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:37:42 +0000

Well, I did what I do every month, the day after Unforsaken Women. I choose some physical labor to do to work out a lot of my post preaching attack.
I grabbed the hedge trimmers and I started cutting back the bushes and trees. I used to have to burn or compost the weeds, now I have a herd full of loves who get excited at the fence for some more ruffage.
Today…. I was fighting the usual condemnation from Satan about “oversharing”.
I blame Satan but it is probably just my over-active inner critic again.
Whispering…
“You’re not a teacher. Teachers show how much they have grown and can handle things on their own.”
“No one wants to hear you teach. They will find someone who will tell them how perfect they are doing now that they are saved.”
“You’re just still a hot-mess in need of a Savior every second.”
Then…. I just keep trimming and trimming and sweating and crying before God and He says to me…
“You’re teaching exactly how I called you to teach….Real. You’re not wasting these trimmings and you’re not wasting your pain.”
Then….
I scoop up the piles and I take them to the animals and I say to God….
“I still need You so…… and I’m so glad I do. I’ll keep sharing Lord. I’ll keep being real so women can heal. I love You my Jesus.”
Ya’ll…. I’m still healing as I teach. I’m still teaching as I heal.

Work It Out Daily

Thu, 15 May 2025 09:04:30 +0000

I’m reading a great book… It’s called The Bible.

What have I learned from it? I guess that would be, that nothing changes unless you work it out daily with God.

This is some food I brought in from the garden this morning. I washed it for me to eat today.

A couple pieces of kale to make some kale chips with for a snack, some cabbage leaves to use for wraps for my sandwich at lunch, some Jamaican cherries, plums, mulberries and peaches I’ll munch on for a few days. My two tomatoes are just to encourage me to never give up growing tomatoes even if the ugly horn worm seems be winning against me. I think God wants me to remember I’m more than a conqueror in Him. So He had me plant one more tomato plant.

In gardening I used to think I needed to wait until the entire bush was covered with fruit before I harvested and enjoyed the food. But, that seemed to end in tragedy often as squirrels, rabbits and birds have their way with my food supply.

Now, I pick food from the garden daily for my and my families sustenance.

As I was cleaning the food, God said “This is the same way with breaking strongholds like fear and anxiety.” I thought, yes…we grow as we go, we win as we work, we get free as we get in the fire with Jesus.

You know, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for just storing up head knowledge and never living it out. He called them whitewashed tombs. They never allowed The Holy Scriptures to penetrate their hearts enough to actually be doers of the Word.

What good is biblical knowledge without freedom? What good is a tree full of fruit if we never eat it?

We need to be working out our faith daily by stepping out of our comfort zones and growing! We need to do things that scare us until they don’t scare us anymore. Or keep doing them even if they do keep scaring us, because eventually our peace will catch up to our obedience.

My son said to me yesterday, “Mommy, you look healthy.” I thought to myself, Only God! Only God has done the healing in my body. But, I did have to do some sweating and work to get there.

I’m doing the hard work everyday to heal my physical body. But, more than anyone sees, I’m doing the mental work with Jesus to “look healthy” mentally.

Fear isn’t mastered in a one time experience. It’s a daily work. It’s the daily work, determined to not be a whitewashed tomb, but truly taking what we read in God’s Word and truly putting it to practice.

It’s like eating a few fruits and veggies each day. That’s how we heal.

Thank you Jesus for showing us how to continue to work out our faith with you.

This Very Day

Wed, 07 May 2025 09:32:59 +0000

If middle age has taught me anything, it is that every moment is a gift. Every new birth, every birthday, every decision for Christ, every special occasion.
But, not only these momentous occasions are gifts, this very day is a gift.
This morning while sipping my coffee and reading my devotions with God I heard Him say, “Slow down, and enjoy right now.”
I sipped my yummy coffee, pet my sweet dog and took a deep breath. I looked out the window at the flowers and said “Thank you Jesus.”
I turned to Tommy Mydlo in his sitting chair and said “This is a blessing. Right now! Right now is a blessing! Drinking coffee together as we start the day is a blessing.”
Ya’ll, as we make our to do lists for the day which include housework, fixing the toilet at the thrift shop, weeding the garden and working my volunteer shift at the store, I’m thankful!
I’m grateful!
I’m happy. Not just ok, I’m happy.
Blessed means happy.
And, this life is a blessing.
I think of the things I’ve prayed my whole life for….
A loving husband
Kids
Grands
A job I would do whether I got paid or not.
A safe, warm, home.
I’m sitting in the prayers I’ve prayed for many years, and as I sip my coffee I am crying in thankfullness.
You see, every day is a gift.
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are gifts.
Every breath we take is one more chance to thank God and honor Him with our gifts.
I’m just grateful.
Grateful for today.
Sit down and don’t rush right now. Don’t scroll, don’t text, don’t fret, for just a minute and think about it. You are sitting in the blessings you’ve prayed years for. Don’t rush it.
Enjoy right now.
This rose bush is one we planted on my sweet Mama’s birthday after she went to Heaven. It’s blooming in all its Glory and for this, I give thanks.

Try New Things And Don’t Give Up

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:14:46 +0000

I guess you can say I still get amazed every time I bring in food from the garden or the freezer from an animal we raised for food.

I know some of you who really know me, know this can only be God. I couldn’t keep a houseplant alive to save my life. It’s only been in the past 5 years that God has taught me how to work on His farm.

I say His farm because it is! It’s His animals, His ground, His water, His seed. The Word says “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:10‬ ‭God supplies the seed and He makes things grow we simply have to work for Him.

Today I’ll make a pork roast with veggies in my Dutch oven. I may be doing the cooking but God made my pigs and veggies grow and He made them all taste so good with herbs He provided for me to cook with.

I’ll make mulberry and peach cobbler with the fruit from the trees He shed His sunshine and rain on and created the magic of poop turning to compost that makes our gardens so happy.

I’ll eat my sandwich at lunch from a brocolli wrap that He made full of vitamins and minerals so I could heal and be protected from anything this imperfect flesh and world tries put on me.

When we eat, do we even think about these things? I didn’t when I bought all my food from a store. But, now my sweat equity makes me appreciate every savory taste, nutritional benefit and lovely aroma.

God truly does miracles for those who believe He can.

I asked God for two things almost 10 years ago.

I asked Him to help me be a better encourager of my husband and to help me learn how to garden.

He answered both prayers with grace. Grace to help me in my weaknesses and Grace to give me the ability to press on when i fail!!! Press on through losses and triumphs. He’s the God of the seed, and He’s the God of the Harvest. I thank God for Who He Is! Our Provider!

I am so thankful to be heading in the house to start cooking.

Animals show us so much of God’s heart

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:36:27 +0000

Yesterday as I was painting the barn, I put the animals in their stalls for an hour or so, to avoid them knocking me off the ladder by accident.

The goats went in the goat pen, and the pig went in her pen. I didn’t pen the cow as she couldn’t get to the side I was painting, so I figured she would go graze.

Nope!

She didn’t!

She stayed right by the other pens and mooed at me for a couple hours.

She would get close to the paint and I would have to shoo her away so her coat wasn’t suddenly bleach blonde!

I thought she would like the pasture to herself but it was quite the opposite. She missed her friends so she waited for them to be let out.

It was slightly annoying as I had to keep tending to her, but more sweet than anything as I love how she loves her odd herd!

As soon as I was done painting I let them all out, and soon after I witnessed this beautiful sight; all four of them grazing and playing together, in community.

I thought how this reminds me of God’s desires for us.

Psalm 133:1 says “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
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Unity in the community of believers is God’s will and His desire for us. He wants us to love and honor and serve and protect each other, as one big family of believers.

We all look different, worship different, have different gifts and talents and have different likes and dislikes. But, we are all called to love each other and live in unity.

I love that my crazy little herd does this. They love each other, even though they are all so different. That’s so precious to me. It’s inspiring to me. It’s God’s heart for not only my pasture of animals, but for His Bride, The Church.

What can we do today to get better at living together as a happy herd? How sweet and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.

What does contentment mean to you?

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:09:25 +0000

1 Timothy 6:8 says, “If we have food and clothing we will be content.”
The early church understood true contentment. Following Christ and sharing The Good News of Jesus Christ, wasn’t a ticket to Blessingville, it was a fire ignited inside of them to move them in their calling!
Contentment was a state of mind. Paul said “food and clothing” would make them content. Truthfully because that wasn’t always a given for them. A lot of the time they went hungry, they were robbed, probably of even clothing sometimes, and they were torchured and persecuted for their faith.
So, contentment had to be a state of mind, not a state of circumstances.
I’m convicted by this.
I was thinking how content I am to just watch my animals be content.
When my cows and goats are grazing in the field, they are so peaceful and thankful for fresh grass, sunshine, and land to move and breathe on.
So am I.
I’m thankful for Jesus. I’m thankful for my guarantee of Heaven because Jesus’ blood qualified me. I’m thankful for my loved ones I have to do life with. I’m thankful for air to breath.
Contentment has nothing to do with circumstances or situations.
Contentment is a heart thing.
I’m grateful that the older I get, less things of this world and more things of the world to come, give me contentment.
Someday Jesus will be in my plain view. Just the thought of that someday makes me feel like the richest person there ever was.
Someday the Lover of Our Souls will be part of our every day! Just that thought, is so satisfying. Godliness with contentment is great gain.

The Blessing While Hanging Clothes

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:21:08 +0000

The dryer isn’t working great. I’m sure it will be a quick Tommy Mydlo fix tonight when he gets home, but I was a little behind on laundry and we have the retreat here tomorrow, so I wasn’t that excited about a hiccup with the laundry to do’s.
I thought, well, at least it’s not the washer, I have a perfectly good clothes line to work with. So out I went.
I ALWAYS get joy hanging up clothes. I don’t know if Heaven has special clothesline angels assigned to us, but it is always surprising to me how much joy hanging clothes outside can bring to me.
As I was hanging up the loads, I was scrounging for clothespins at the bottom of the basket. I did all my tricks; socks and unders share a pin with shirts or pants, and one pin for every two pieces. My mama taught me these tricks.
I was getting down to about three more pieces and I thought I would have to run inside to the junk drawer or something to find more pins to finish up. Then I felt in my Spirit God say, “There’s one more here. Keep looking.”
And there it was… a tiny baby clothespin that had fallen on the ground out of the basket. I felt like I found a gold coin.
Not because going inside would have been a big deal. But, because God spoke another little word to me to remind me that I’m never alone. Never no never.
Not in the morning, noon, night, or middle of the night. Not when I’m playing, working, resting or even hanging up the clothes.
I also loved thinking about that little clothespin, representing the “just one more.”
Let’s look today for just one more person to love, just one more time we forgive, just one more lost soul we can invite to church.
Keep looking. There is one more.

The Aroma of Christ

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:54:28 +0000

By Mo MydloI spent the morning outside. I worked in the garden while listening to gospel music then I went for a walk. I circle my land 8 times to do 2 miles.Every time I would walk behind the garden the intoxicating smell of citrus blossoms would overpower me. Keep in mind, I have three, small citrus trees. One lemon and two orange. Only one of the trees has blossoms right now. Just one tree.As I...

Serving God shouldn't be complicated

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:19:32 +0000

Serving God shouldn’t be as complicated as we make it. Seminars and conventions and books upon books of leadership skills can bombard and distract us as disciples if we aren’t careful.
Jesus was the Perfect example of a Servant. The Bible actually refers to Him as The Suffering Servant. Why do we look all over the place for examples of what to do and how to do it, when The Word of God lays it all out simply?
Jesus sat with The Father then He served. Then He sat with The Father then He served.
You say, “Well, Mo, He was Jesus, He could do anything He wanted to, He didn’t have all these church members driving Him nuts with their agendas….
I would say, “Ummm… yes He did.”
This scripture Mark 1:32-38 shows that plainly. Jesus had to teach His disciples how to minister correctly by ministering correctly. He got up before dark and escaped the people and got quiet in prayer. That is just the thing we are called to do.
Then, look what it says in vs 37. “And when they found Him, they exclaimed, “Everyone is looking for You.”
Jesus was purposely leaving the people to spend time in prayer but the people didn’t want to respect His boundaries. The people wanted His service.
This happens so often to true servants of Jesus if they remain addicted to people’s opinions of them. People pleasing can suck the pure love you have for people right out of you if you don’t purposely escape the people and get alone with The Father often.
People will never get enough of your service if you do not draw healthy boundaries yourself. And, take it from a recovering people pleasing addict, you can’t do this marathon called “The ministry of reconciliation” well if you are constantly allowing the people to steal your rest in The Lord.
You need to get alone and quiet with God often if you want to properly serve Him. You can’t serve from an empty cup. You need Him to fill you up so you can pour out again.
When these disciples told Him the people were looking for Him, Jesus said “Let us go somewhere else-to the nearby villages-so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”
Jesus didn’t come to earth to cast out demons and heal the sick. He did that, yes. But, it’s not why He came. He came to draw the sinners to repentance and turn the hearts of the people to The Father. He came to rescue humanity from death and save our souls from Hell. That kind of a calling required resting in The Father’s care often.
If Jesus needed that, who do you think you are, not taking time to sit?
It’s a pride thing when you don’t get alone with God and just keep serving in your own n power. You can’t do it very long without Him.
I know I never want to ever do that again.
Rest in Him, then let Him make you a vessel fit for service.

What’s Your Spiritual Temperature

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:30:46 +0000

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By Mo Mydlo

I’ve been sick for a few weeks. Had a cold during Christmas that was no big deal, just a normal head cold, then New Year’s night I caught a flu virus.
After a couple days managing the symptoms pretty well with herbs and oils and vitamins and teas while I took ibuprofen for the aches, I stopped aching two days ago. So, I stopped taking Ibuprofen. I figured I must not be running a fever as I wasn’t aching.
I guess I still was. My temperature is tough to gauge now without hormones so I didn’t feel hot or cold. I just was. So my body began to feel nauseous from the fever I wasn’t treating. I had stomach issues for two days. It was truthfully the worst part of these couple weeks. I was tempted in the night to revisit the doc again to make sure it was just viral. It was 4 am. I began to cry out to God to please make my stomach stop hurting.
He spoke in His still small voice. “Mo, you’re not controlling your temperature.”
I hadn’t taken I ibuprofen in two days as I thought I was done fevering. But, I guess I wasn’t, because about two minutes later Tommy Mydlo rolled over and goes “Your body is on fire”.
I told him what God just showed me. Tommy got me some ibuprofen and here I am sitting up today not nauseous and controlling my body temperature.
As I sat with my coffee and a banana I asked God to forgive me for being prideful about my health and not asking Him for more guidance. I thanked Him, over and over for feeling pretty normal. He confirmed His voice to me with The Word of God. I’m reading a book about The Holy Spirit and the passage I opened up to was titled, “Your Faith Thermometer.” It was teaching on Revelation 3:15-16

“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:15-16‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Ya’ll, we may not always have control over some things, like getting sick or catching viruses, but we can control our spiritual temperature. Are we hot for God? Because He can’t stand when we are luke warm. He is discusted with us just spiritually surviving, He wants us thriving. He wants us shining. He wants us salty. He wants us to speak what He tells us to speak, do what He tells us to do, be who He tells us to be. And, He wants us burning up with love for Him and His plans for us.
Anything less, and we are missing all God has for us.
I was missing out on two days of feeling well. I was making myself sick by not controlling my temperature in my body. I sure don’t want to do that spiritually. So, that’s why I share. I want to burn up spiritually for Him. No desire for lukewarm here. How about you?
This is not a post about a virus. God is healing me. I’m sharing to ask, “Are you hot or cold?” Because our spiritual temperature is way…. more important than our body temperature here. Viruses come and go here on Earth, but eternity is a long time.
Let’s burn up in love for Him.

My Life is Based on a True Story

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:09:05 +0000

I owe my entire life to the greatest story ever written; God’s story of redemption through Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection.

Everything in my life revolves around telling as many people as I can about Jesus.

So, here’s another open book moment, so God can get the glory.

It’s the end of the year and I’ve used up every page in my latest journal. When I finish a journal I love to spend my quiet time with God looking back over the conversations, prayer requests and prayers answered by Him (which is all of them). He doesn’t always answer with the answer I want, but He always answers.

As I sit here thanking Him for this year’s entries, I am reminded of how He did a couple miracles i’m beyond grateful for.

Notes from family members blessing Tommy Mydlo and me with help at our farm after an unexpected hail storm.

Notes from a friend we helped with Restore Hope this year thanking me for not quitting the ministry because of my needing counseling again from a second round of compassion fever (or burn out)!

And a journal entry I now see as one of the many supernatural things God did for me and my health this year.

I was scheduled two times for a wrong surgery. God stopped the surgery the first time by giving a dream to a Christian woman that barely knew me about my surgery. Since I knew her walk with Jesus. I trusted she heard God and I cancelled the surgery.

Weeks later doubt creeped in and I thought I was “over-spiritualizing” it, so I rescheduled the surgery.

The day before the surgery Tommy and I were overwhelmed with a need to cancel it.

I didn’t really even know why. But God did.

The truth is, I was doing a band aid surgery when God had plans to heal me permanently.

4 months later after consulting with all of my doctors, it was decided for me to have a complete hysterectomy. (Not the surgery we originally planned to do.)

3 months later, I haven’t stopped thanking God everyday for His leadership, provision and loud “No!” When I was off.

God has blessed us in every way possible since the hysterectomy. He enabled my healing. He enabled my post surgery symptoms to level naturally and He provided the financials for the surgery.

He took care of it all. He always does. When we trust and obey.

This year has been a whopper of a year for us, blessing upon blessing (all wrapped up in hard work, and loving God and others).

I can’t wait to see what next year has to bring.

My life is based on a true story.

The story of re-birth; redemption and restoration. That story is available to all who bend a knee to The Master of The Universe, The King of All Kings, The Lord of all Lords, The reason for The Season, Jesus Christ.

Love you all. It’s a week from Christmas by the way. Don’t forget to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. He is worthy of our praise.

"Trust The Head Farmer Himself"

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:06:08 +0000

If you bought a real tree and it’s time to take it down, don’t just put it by the curb, remember a local farmer who may have goats.

Goats love to finish off the branches on a pine tree. Pine trees are high in Vitamin A and C and can also serve as a natural de-wormer and probiotic for goats.

Isn’t God amazing?

He doesn’t waste anything. One of the main things I’ve learned from farming our small farm is, recycling, reusing and repurposing.

God is the ultimate farmer and

I love how God is always in the make-over business. He finds us in our mess, He scoops us up out of the trash heap we were living in before Him and He pours His blood on us, cleans us up, then gives us new purpose.

God doesn’t just make us new overnight, it’s a process. It’s not a one-day makeover. Sanctification takes time.

God sees an old dried up tree as food for ruminants.

He sees an old dried up sinner as a soon to be shining light for others to see.

Don’t waste anything! God doesn’t! He doesn’t even waste our pain. He uses it to shape us into something new.

Trust The Head Farmer Himself.

Watch God use your life for His glory. He’s got big plans for you.

When Truck Pulls Up

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:40:02 +0000

After almost 33 years together, I still feel peace and thankfulness when Tommy pulls in the driveway.

He’s usually driving his car, and I’m in the truck, but today when he and Eli pulled in the driveway after a quick errand with the truck, I felt the same feeling of peace and thankfulness I did 30 years ago when he would drive in from work.

What if we embraced each hello and goodbye with all of our loved ones this way? What if we treated each day the way it deserves to be treated, like it’s a gift from above.

My husband and son and all of my loved ones are my most treasured gifts. I can’t help but thank God for them multiple times each day.

As I was stirring spaghetti sauce I prayed, “Lord, thank you for the chance to cook for my family. May this be the best sauce I’ve ever made”. What if we cooked like that?

What if when we cleaned the house each day we were thankful we have a home?

I guess God has been showing me lately just how fragile and priceless life is. We truly need to thank God for every gift, great and small, each day.

This old red truck might not be worth much money, but the people in it, are priceless.

What if we remembered this everyday?

I know I’m grateful for a whole heck of a lot.

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

-‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭NIV‬‬