The Shadow of Your Faith Will Heal a Nation

I would like to share a story with you.  It’s a true story.  My husband and I went with a friend to a church conference in another town.  It was a few months after I broke my leg and I was on crutches.  As many people were there I had a young teen approached me … Read more

Life Dances

Yes, life dances. I was sitting in my favorite chair the other morning and I looked outside the window.  I have been trying to start my day with listening to God instead of jumping on my electronic devices.  Know what I mean?  It was a windy morning and I saw the tree moving in the … Read more

Thankful

Thankful. Yep. It is a choice. Especially when the enemy continues to steal. And kill. And destroy. One of the things I have learned on my journey is that:     I can focus on what the enemy has stolen OR I can focus on what God has restored. The choice is mine. But whatever … Read more

You Are Treasured

Sometimes I can’t look in the mirror – it just isn’t me. That is not what I look like.  When God gives you His Spirit you see things differently. You are not what you see in the mirror. The body we have is only a tent. God is a Spirit, and you start to see … Read more

Fireflies in Psalms

Fireflies in Psalms? Yes! They are dancing all around as the Heavens and the Earth rejoice in the Glory of God.  Enjoy my newest production from Prayers and Promises!  

Hope From Real People

“Hope from real people”. That was one of the searches that led someone to my blog. What makes us real?  I remember the Velveteen Rabbit. What makes us real? Is it the “crap” we have been through? Do trials and tribulations make us real? The fact that we are still here and among the land … Read more

Skip Rocks

Skip Rocks. Have you ever done that? What a great way to relax and reflect.  Funny the things we remember from growing up.  I used to do this as a kid at our old farmhouse. Here is a new song I am working on.    Skip Rocks Copyright 2014 Diana Rasmussen When she 12 he walked … Read more

In My Weakness I Pray

In my weakness I pray.  Can I tell you I feel like a wave sometimes – up and down, up and down. Like many of you, I have lots of trials and tribulations going on. Seroiusly.  I have to believe in a big God – because I have big stuff! But it’s not about me … Read more

We Are All Just Potato Chips

My husband Bob shared with me an amazing analogy the other day.  We were talking about why there are so many denominations.  And so many different kinds of worship.  I thought about music, and how some days I listen to country, some days Christian, some days oldies, some days jazz, etc. But they are all … Read more

Potpourri of Thoughts

“There is nothing so dangerous as a wounded animal…” -24 “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” ― Frederick Douglass “Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often, it can … Read more

Heartstrings

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  – Maya Angelou   HEARTSTRINGS Copyright 2014 Diana Rasmussen I miss you like the stars miss the sun Walk down memory lane I know I’ll run into you there Smell … Read more

Second Fiddle

DAILY POST: FRAME OF MIND If you could paint your current mood onto canvas, what would that mood look like? What would it depict? Second Fiddle Song Description Living as a child with divorced parents is not always easy – especially when they both come to watch you play at a sporting event and sit … Read more