Who am I? So many labels can be applied to any of our lives. I'm a born-again follower of Jesus Christ, a pastor's wife, an author, mother, grandmother, musician, and blogger, and podcaster. "Beyond Common Sense" is a place where I share "Lessons Learned While Walking with Jesus." I have found that not only is God everywhere, but He teaches us through our experiences and common, ordinary examples from His world. From the inchworm to the tragedy of my husband's fall, all of these hold timeless truths handed to us by our heavenly Father to draw us closer to Him. How wonderful! What a privilege to share some of those lessons... with you!
I don’t know why, but I’ve always wanted to see the Sequoias. It’s one of those Bucket List things. So, here we are in California for the first time. We flew into Los Angeles and then headed northeast through some of the most bizarre landscape I’ve ever seen! So stark and treeless! After a windy … More General Sherman Tree
let us not allow the indulging of our passions to hinder the operation and noble effects of patience; let us give it leave to work, and it will work wonders in a time of trouble … More The WORK of Patience
Here is Chapter Three of “Still Waters: Finding Calm in a Crazy World.” It’s based on the watery example of the powerful Niagra Falls. If you have ever stood there beside the falls, only separated from its power by the fencing, it can actually be a bit scary watching the water plummet over the edge. … More The God of the Impossible
No, that’s not me in the photo!! LOL!
So what gets us “hot” spiritually?
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I am so thankful that when I was ready, shouting, “Pick me! Pick me!” my dear Heavenly Father never hesitated for a second but kept his promise and saved my soul. … More 15 pounds in one hour!
Serenity in the midst of the storm only comes when we pull up the anchor of our own stubborn will and hand the wheel over to God! … More Who? Me?
O love divine, O matchless grace—
That God should die for men!
With joyful grief I lift my praise,
Abhorring all my sin,
Adoring only Him. … More 70 times 7
Are we fighting a losing battle? Is it inevitable that our children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren will turn from the Lord? I’m reading Judges two in my devotions: Another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel (Judges 2:10). David Guzik says this: “The … More Fighting History?
Does God crush us or are we responsible for the load of cares or difficulties which press down to crush us? As a 24/7 caregiver, at times the constant care crushes the very life out of my soul. BUT, there is hope!!!! … More Crushed
If you know anything about construction, you know that a load-bearing wall holds the weight of a floor or the ceiling and roof. Obviously, for this reason, you cannot take that wall out when doing serious remodeling. Do you sometimes feel like a load-bearing wall? Perhaps you aren’t carrying the load of the world on … More Load-bearing Wall
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