MISTIE

This is a word of hope and encouragement for us today. I pray you will grab hold of it and be blessed. Five years ago I painted this tree titled “Tree of Life.” It was a symbol of hope for me during a difficult and dark season. A ferocious storm had suddenly swept into my life. However, the Lord spoke to me before it hit and prepared my heart. He gave me instructions on what to do in the midst of it so that I could get through it, and not just get through it— flourish. He spo

What a different story might have been written about Michal, the first wife of King David, if only she had been a woman after God’s own heart. Michal was the youngest daughter of King Saul. She was the first wife of David. She loved her husband in the beginning. She once helped him escape from her father’s attack. Later on, she forsook him, becoming the wife of Phalti. She was a woman full of pride and had a loyal love only for prestige. She was eventually restored to David,

How do you see yourself? I’m going to let you in on a little secret- the inside scoop to how I discovered my true identity and how I began to walk in my destiny! This is the true story and inspiration behind my children’s book The Father’s Princess: The Story of the White Daisy. I hope you will find it inspirational and I pray that God will open your eyes and give you new vision for how He sees you and for what purpose you were created! I had been carrying around a heavy load

When I was a child, my dad was a Taekwondo Martial Arts Instructor. In Taekwondo, beyond self-defense, you are taught important life skills (The Pillars of Taekwondo) such as: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, indomitable spirit and victory. My oldest sister and I took classes from our dad and also sat in on the adult classes. We would show up and suit up for practice wearing our tiny, white gi uniform with our yellow belts tightened securely in place. After ou

{As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us. Hebrews 12:1} God has chosen and appointed His children to run our own race. God has a destiny for each of us to fulfill. And we are to give ourselves fully to Hi

I have this memory of visiting a zoo when I was a kid. I remember standing in front of a cage where a giant giraffe stood on the other side (just like in the photo below). I remember feeling so small in its midst and suddenly it reached its head over the fence and licked, or nearly licked my head with its long black tongue. (To this day I’m not sure if it really happened or if I imagined it) ;) How often do we feel this same way in the midst of our own GIANTS? How often do we