by Sony Elise | Aug 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
I realized this week that, every time I think I’ve learned to trust the Lord, I hit a new situation where I have to learn all over again. This past week, the lesson had to do with trusting God in the lives of my friends and family. As a big sister, I like to...
by Sony Elise | Jul 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
I write on this topic periodically because I tend to need reminders of things, and I expect I’m not the only one. I’ve been thinking again lately how easy it is to take those closest to us for granted. Sure, we love and appreciate our loved ones and their...
by Sony Elise | Jul 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Chris Freeman’s latest CD, The Hinson Side of Me, she included an old Hinson song titled, “How Wrong You Are.” This was a song I had not heard before, but the words have been playing over and over in my mind. Many believe that they are going to...
by Sony Elise | Jul 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
This being July 4th weekend, I had planned to write about freedom, but I feel like God redirected me. This afternoon as I was resting, I began to think of how lonely it can be when one does not feel well. You watch others with life and energy, and you want to join in,...
by Sony Elise | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many are the sermons I have heard throughout my life as to how we are not saved by works. Very rarely do I hear a sermon on the importance of works. Every Sunday school child memorizes Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that...
by Sony Elise | Jun 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
I shamefully admit that I get way too discouraged sometimes. I’m 44, not married, I don’t have a lot of strength and stamina which leads to my letting people down who lean on me. Then there are relational stresses, getting behind in work, etc. When I dwell...
