She Loves Out Loud BLOG

"Our soul waits for the Lord;    he is our help and our shield.21 For our heart is glad in him,    because we trust in his holy name.22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,    even as we hope in you." Psalm 33:20-22

As I face this long battle to victory over cancer, I am every day sustained by the ministry of dear friends and sisters who thoughtfully and carefully support me.  There are too many miracles to put in one letter, but I promise to one day write about all of them,...

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness[c] be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to...

My dear sweet sister-in-Jesus, Donna Gaines, told me that “Gratitude is the gateway out of anxiety.”   She is so, so right.    I am always asking, “How can I change the world?”  Me.  Little me.  What can I do?   The answer...

"For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14

Everywhere I turn, magazines, tweets, and blogs are telling me to practice “mindfulness.”  I am not sure what that means, but I like the simplified thought of “Breathe between breaths.”  And right now, I am trying hard to do just that. Deep breathing lessens stress,...