Kisses and Coffee

If My People This last week has been a very tumultuous time in my spirit with  all that's been taking place here in my land, the USA. Yesterday when I returned home from intercessory prayer I was so grieved over the state of our Nation here in America and also the world, that I could not stop crying. I asked my husband Russell if we could just take a drivel I began to share with him all that was on my heart; The Druze people that were seeking asylum, our own country no longer standing with Israel, the South Carolina people whose families were murdered during their bible study, Our Supreme Courts decision to change what God has ordained for marriage being between one man and one woman. And it all felt like a landslide of attacks that couldn't be stopped. I also shared with Russell how in the midst of us praying for all these things and others how God started to encourage all five of us women with specific and personal words that only He could know. He truly hit the

Take Me To Higher Ground For a few weeks now I've seen a lot of turtles crossing highways with many casualties smashed on our roadways here in Texas. I realize they are looking for higher ground, trying to escape the flooded areas due to seven weeks of constant rain. Yesterday while driving home I found myself thinking about how I am when my life is flooded with difficult situations, how I feel the need to escape (to higher ground), yet many times not able to, I've had to stay put and just learn to swim. There has also been times I've cried out to God and He has taken me to a higher place, by removing me out of it or dissolving the situation. You see He knows when to reach down and when to let me swim. However I have found that when I am willing to let Him lift my spirit high above the circumstances I find myself in, I realize I soar far above the floodwaters, and feel the wind of His peace wash over me. It's at that moment I know He has taken me to hi