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Understanding God’s Invitation
What exactly is an invitation? Dictionary.com says an Invitation is: The act of inviting, the written or spoken form, something offered and something to consider. Synonyms would be request, appeal, call, petition or bid. There are many kinds of invitations. Just like all the invitations we receive, we can accept or decline. We can receive…
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Live in God’s Sublime Soiree: Free Above the Fray.
Welcome to Easter Monday – the day after Resurrection Day! On that Sunday more than 2000 years ago, our Heavenly Father and Creator opened the invitation for all of us to join Him in the eternal and abundant life He had designed for us from the Beginning! By Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, sin and…
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At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Mary, the Mother of Jesus
At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Mary, the Mother of Jesus Blessings to you on this Good Friday. This week we have been journeying toward the cross, acquainting ourselves with three women along the way. Each of these women was named Mary, each lived at the time that Jesus walked this earth, and…
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Near the Cross – The Mary Who Served by Jesus’s Side:
Near the Cross – The Mary Who Served by Jesus’s Side: Today we continue exploring the lives of the three Marys of Easter. Today, let’s look into the life of Mary Magdalene. This Mary is mentioned 12 times in the gospels, usually in a list of other women, but always toward the top of the…
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Mary of Bethany: Living Free Above the Fray at the Feet of Jesus
Mary of Bethany: Living Free Above the Fray at the Feet of Jesus Holy Week for Christians was the most pivotal time in history, when human hearts swung from worshipping Jesus to demanding his death. Chaos seemed to rule the day, as religious leaders saw opportunity to end the life of the man who threatened…
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A Tool for Blooming from the Inside Out
Monday, March 8th Linda and I interviewed Shari Braendel, Founder and Director of Fashion Meets Faith. It was a wonderful interview and if you have not yet watched it, please go back to our YouTube channel, The Sublime Soiree. She shared with our viewers information about the New Spring Closet Planner that was revealed on…
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When God meets you right where you are at 4:30 am
Oh friends, do you ever find yourself up in the wee hours of the morning thinking processing mulling over various situations in your life? Last night was one of those nights. Through a series of big events throughout the day I was restless. I finally pulled myself out of bed at almost 5 AM to…
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The Path from Panic to Praises
I just observed something interesting about the word “pandemic.” The word “panic” is interrupted by the root word, “dem.” “Dem” means people, and isn’t that what 2020 has threatened – panic surrounding people? Each and every day we awaken to pandemic coverage of the pandemic – number of cases, number of deaths, number of restrictions,…
