“Mother” as a Verb, Rather than a Noun

Posted on May 9, 2021 by VoW under Uncategorized

The word “mother” is more powerful when used as a verb, rather than a noun.

Not all women are mothers, but all women are called to mother. And to give birth.

Women give birth to all kinds of things – books, films, songs, ideas, movements…

We mother each other every time we offer our comfort, concern, and care. When we see a need and rise to meet it.

We mother each other by encouraging and nurturing others towards their true selves.

We partner with God in the very important mission of bringing forth life, by helping others become more of who they truly are.

Happy Mother’s day! Let’s celebrate mothering today, in all its many shapes and forms!

How the enemy Attacks Us and What We Can Do About It

Posted on June 12, 2019 by VoW under Uncategorized

These are the areas in our lives where the enemy tries to attack:

Affection: My heart, what I love

Adoration: My mouth, what I worship

Attention: My mind, what I focus on

Attraction: My eyes, what I desire

Ambition: My calling, what I spend my time seeking

Action: My choices, how I stand firm

It’s important for us to be aware of the places in our lives over which the enemy tries to gain a foothold. This awareness is enhanced when we arm ourselves with God’s truth. Using God’s truth as our fighting words will not change what we see, but it will absolutely change how we see.

God is unchanging, always true, and never fails to follow through on His promises. He is never late, never untrustworthy, and loves me more than I could begin to comprehend. He is to be trusted, and I will rest in Him.

I adopted another dog

Posted on March 7, 2018 by VoW under Personal Life Reflections, Uncategorized

You may or may not have noticed that since my beloved dog Ziggy passed away last August, I’ve barely been writing on this blog. I’m not sure if the two correlate but their timing matches up.

Earlier this year, I wrote about how we really ought to be forming new year habits rather than new year resolutions. Well, one of my new year habits is to write more.

Back in November, I adopted another dog. His name is Capone. He resembles Ziggy in his stature and coloring, but his personality is quiet different.

Capone is fearless. He spent the first few months of his life transferring hands from adopters to shelter employees to foster families, before finally arriving to me. He loves all people. At the adoption events, he became used to many different sounds and smells, all sorts of other animals, and humans both young and old. He’s a joy to take out in public because he makes everyone he meets feel like the most important person in the world, smothering them with hugs and kisses.

He doesn’t require much exercise at all or even training. For one, he’s a low energy dog and much prefers snuggling to running. For two, he’s extremely sensitive to commands and thus picks up quickly whenever I’m teaching him new ones.

In short, Capone is everything I could have ever hoped for in a dog. He’s perfect for me. And when I look at him, I can’t help but be reminded of God’s grace and goodness. That no matter how devastating a loss, God turns all things for good. And often, for better than we could have even imagined.

I Am Disappointed and Need Your Help

Posted on November 28, 2014 by VoW under Personal Life Reflections, Uncategorized

Hi Readers,

I want to share a story with you and get your feedback. I frequently serve as a guest writer for other websites that share my vision. Back in August, I published an article with Wake Up World called 9 Things To Remember When You’re Feeling Stuck. You can view it here:http://wakeup-world.com/2014/08/16/9-things-to-remember-when-youre-feeling-stuck/

Today, as I was browsing the internet and working on another guest post that I have coming up, I came across an article on Marc and Angel Hack Life called 10 Things To Remember When You’re Feeling Stuck. I clicked on it and to my dismay, the article was mine. It was my exact article taken almost verbatim and published as their own. You can view it here:http://www.marcandangel.com/2014/09/14/10-things-to-remember-when-youre-feeling-stuck/#comment-10167960

They published this article exactly one month after I published mine. I know they say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but I must be honest, I’m deeply hurt. Am I just naive to think that something like this wouldn’t happen to me? Is this simply something that comes with the territory of being a blogger and is to be expected?

I would think that a well known website such as Marc and Angel Hack Life, which gets loads of traffic every day, would be above forgery. It’s disheartening that a website which claims to promote truth seeking, could be so deceptive. Well respected writers, acting with such dishonor. Because they have a wider reacher than I, they’ve assumed that no one will notice and they won’t get caught. But even worse than this, now that I’ve caught them, who can I tell? Is there anything I can do about it? Will they face any repercussions?

I, myself, have been a fan of Marc and Angel Hack Life for some time now. But I am not a fan of ripping people off. And they have ripped me off. They’ve taken credit for work they didn’t do. My work. And I feel powerless.

I put my heart and soul into my work. To think that someone could steal this from me is horrifying.

Your thoughts and feedback are appreciated on this very difficult topic. Thank you in advance.

I’m Thankful For All of You

Posted on November 27, 2014 by VoW under Personal Life Reflections, Uncategorized

On this Thanksgiving, I’d like to express my gratitude to all of you, my readers.

You inspire me every day.

I seem to have a lot of people who follow this blog but I’m not sure how many of you actually read my work, much less enjoy it. Judging actual impact is one of those difficult, non tangible tasks that us bloggers are faced with.

But I want to make an impact. Nothing fills my cup more than sharing wisdom with people who are thirsty for it. With that being said, responses, opinions, thoughts, and feedback are encouraged and appreciated. In particular, I’m curious for an answer to this question: If I wrote a book, would you read it? Please respond in the comment section.

Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for all the joy that you bring to me. Thank you for sharing your own personal stories and allowing for me to share mine. I pray that we continue to grow together.

Much love to you all.

The Path of Prayer

Posted on October 16, 2014 by VoW under Christian Spirituality, Uncategorized

“The one concern of the devil is to keep the
saints from prayer. Our enemy fears nothing from prayerless
studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil,
mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. Prayer turns
ordinary mortals into men of power. Prayer brings fire. It brings
rain. It brings life. It brings God. There is no power like that of
prevailing prayer.” Samuel Chadwick, The Path of Prayer