by Jodie Stevens | Apr 10, 2018 | Choices, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope |
The announcement of spring is like a canvas of color decorating the ground across the fields and valleys. It ascends through the trees where branches bud new life, birds sing, and nature awakens once more. It’s a great reminder that new beginnings belong to the cycle...
by Jodie Stevens | Mar 30, 2018 | Hope, Love |
“In all things, God works for the good of those who love Him” (Romans 8:28). In the true story The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom and her family are put into a concentration camp for hiding Jews during WWII. While incarcerated they continue spreading God’s love to...
by Jodie Stevens | Mar 21, 2018 | Hope, Love |
…But it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Timothy 1:10). True hope based on God’s eternal promise is stabilizing; not blown away by...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 21, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“…And in Christ you have been brought to fullness” (Colossians 2:10). Who are you? It was a relief after I got married, because if someone asked me I could say: “wife to a wonderful man.” Typically, I would answer with a summary of my radio career because that’s what...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 16, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Love, Patience, Thankfulness |
The Bible tells us in this life we will have trouble (John 16:33). We birth some from our brokenness, and more from the natural process of being alive, and some we create because of sin and rebellion. Today I’m grateful for the hard lessons marked by grief, loss, and...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 7, 2017 | Happiness, Hope, Love |
I’ve always loved exploring nature. While hiking in the mountains on our recent trip to Washington I experienced moments of feeling overcome by beauty. There were times when I actually feared I couldn’t capture it all so I spent hours climbing one hillside...