Get Rid of the Burden, Walk in Freedom

by Sandra Allen Lovelace      @SandraALovelace      #WallflowerWomen Linda pulled open the door of her tired green Pinto and tossed her Bible and purse across to the passenger seat. A feeling of being on automatic pilot took her to the Loon Pond overlook. Wind rippled the water, sending sequin-like sparkles across her windshield. She parked and raised… Continue reading Get Rid of the Burden, Walk in Freedom

God Knows & Continues to Love

by Sandra Allen Lovelace @SandraALovelace #WallflowerWomen If you knew about the betrayal, would you have entered the relationship? If you’d heard about the highway backup, would you have chosen that route? If you had any idea the return process was a bear, would you have tried the product?

God is All-Sufficient

Life can be hard, really hard.  Trouble and affliction abound to chop at the roots of any illusion of strength or power we may carry. If we’re honest, when we’re in the middle of a trial the temptation to dwell on our surroundings can lead to a self-perpetuating pity party. At our lowest point we may consider giving up. But… Continue reading God is All-Sufficient

Rescue for the Hopeless . . . the Confused

Jane sat in a heap by the side of the road. She wasn’t sure exactly how she got there. The argument had escalated into a full-fledged fight. When he told her to get out she’d stumbled to the door and started walking. That was hours ago, but she knew she couldn’t go back.

A Witch, A Lion, and Ice Out

Her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands is her official title. Her subjects call her the White Witch. The land of Narnia was frozen under her spell for a century. The 100 years of winter had convinced every creature that there was no hope of ever being warm… Continue reading A Witch, A Lion, and Ice Out

. . . know . . . LORD.

More than 20 times the words appear. The sentence isn’t exact in each place. They appear in this manner. “Then you [they] will know that I am the [Sovereign] LORD.” To know the LORD is a desire of the heart of every believer, a driving force in life. We are happiest when drawn into His loving… Continue reading . . . know . . . LORD.