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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8

God did not call us to a set of rules but instead to a relationship. God is not interested in what we can do but in how we love Him and how we love others. Do we follow for love or do we follow for another reason?

We are not saved by what we do but by what has been done already on the cross. Salvation is free and given to us freely. Salvation and forgiveness are available because of the cross...

This picture was taken from an airboat in the everglades in May 2013.

What Are You Saying?

 Written 2011: We are accountable for all our words and it can bless our life or curse our lives. That is a pretty powerful statement when you realize how important what you say is in your daily walk. I have heard people say, "it figures ~ always happens to me" and it does because they have said it and now they are living by their words. "Just my luck" is another term I have heard often when something goes wrong and because they have said it, now they are living their own words. Some of these sayings came about when we were children because someone uttered that curse and we believed those words to be true.

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right. 

                                                                                           ~Terry Squires @OneImpact Bible

This picture was taken on a road trip with my mom in the winter of 2009. We traveled from Florida through Louisiana to Dallas. Then through a blizzard from Arkansas to Nashville, Tennessee and finally Chattanooga.

God is our Refuge!

 Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in Him!

Where do we go when life takes us by surprise and we are desperate for help? This verse is a reminder to take refuge in Him. We trust God when things are good and we need to trust Him when things are bad. 

When we lean on God during our most desperate life circumstances is when we will see his goodness the most. God shows up when we least expect it no matter what is going on around us. I have had moments in my life when I thought I would never be able to see the sunshine again and God brings something or someone to remind me just who He is and how much He loves me. 

I took this picture when we were camping close to Atlanta, Georgia. It was a beautiful place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the woods and lake around us.