by Cheri | Sep 11, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
September 11 – I remember that day clearly. I was standing in the kitchen at Hibiscus. It was slow that morning, and yes – very still and quiet. We were in the process of restoring Bert’s Barn and our friend and carpenter Jeff, had just walked in to...
by Cheri | Sep 9, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
As we continue to mature in our faith we begin to understand more and more the true meaning of compassion. There’s nothing more, and no, nothing less that totally reinforces everything that Jesus did. He never performed a miracle for the purpose to show off His...
by Cheri | Sep 8, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
Shame – it’s just another form of addiction – a silent killer, a learned response When we start feeling shameful, we leave ourselves and operate much like if we were all doped up – that’s right, nothing clear can get in and nothing clear...
by Cheri | Sep 5, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
Worrying uses our imagination to create things we don’t want. Our minds will believe what we feed it. So yes – we feed it hope – we feed it love and – we feed it truth. We are loved by love Himself. He loves us big and He loves us strong, and...
by Cheri | Aug 31, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
It’s a wonderful feeling when we talk things out with another person and simply realize that we were both – not wrong. We just saw the scenario differently. Talking really should be about seeing things from each others perspective – rather than just...
by Cheri | Aug 30, 2024 | Daily Thoughts
True friendship softly says “I’ll be there”, then yes, steps in with sensitivity, with love, with respect and with understanding. We all know that ‘need’ rarely throws a party. It rarely even has a voice. ‘Need’ has its own...